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Girl name

Sonna

100% girls · last recorded 1983

Sonna has been given to about 398 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 301
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sonna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time398

How popular is Sonna?

Its best year was 1961, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 2743rd. The typical living American called Sonna is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Sonna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zona0.92
  2. Donna0.82
  3. Jonna0.82
  4. Ronna0.82
  5. Sonya0.79
  6. Sonja0.79
  7. Mona0.78
  8. Dona0.78

Middle names for Sonna

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

Sibling names for Sonna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.69
  2. Margosister · 0.66
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.65
  4. Tommybrother · 0.63
  5. Frankieeither · 0.62
  6. Rudybrother · 0.60

Where Sonna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.