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Girl name

Soniya

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Soniya has been given to about 347 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 343
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Soniya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 20
  • Born in 20256
  • All time347
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Soniya?

Its best year was 2008, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 6774th. The typical living American called Soniya is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Soniya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sonya0.92
  2. Sonia0.91
  3. Saniya0.81
  4. Tonya0.77
  5. Sofia0.76
  6. Sophia0.73
  7. Zoya0.74
  8. Sonja0.71

Middle names for Soniya

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

Sibling names for Soniya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.80
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.79
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.79
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.79
  5. Azariasister · 0.79
  6. Yarelisister · 0.79

Where Soniya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

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