Sonya has been given to about 65,954 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1967, when 2,987 babies were given the name, ranking 114th. The typical living American called Sonya is about 55 years old today. It is relatively most common in Colorado, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
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.