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Girl name

Shonia

100% girls · last recorded 1982

Shonia has been given to about 144 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 135
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shonia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time144

How popular is Shonia?

Its best year was 1970, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 3846th. The typical living American called Shonia is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Shonia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sonia0.88
  2. Shania0.82
  3. Sofia0.75
  4. Shonda0.77
  5. Tonia0.75
  6. Sonya0.73
  7. Sophia0.72
  8. Shaniya0.74

Middle names for Shonia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shonia Josephine0.84
  2. Shonia Rose0.83
  3. Shonia Louise0.83
  4. Shonia June0.82
  5. Shonia Pearl0.82
  6. Shonia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shonia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angelasister · 0.56
  2. Michellesister · 0.55
  3. Larasister · 0.55
  4. Troybrother · 0.55
  5. Brianbrother · 0.51
  6. Damonbrother · 0.50

Where Shonia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shonia White0.78
    2. Shonia Reyes0.78
    3. Shonia Nguyen0.78
    4. Shonia Moore0.78
    5. Shonia Lee0.78
    6. Shonia Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shonia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.