Sonia
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Sonia: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.
Pronunciation
Sonia: Recorded since 1953, it reached #50 in 1972, and it stood at #421 in 2025.
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #296 |
| 1997 | #338 |
| 1998 | #347 |
| 1999 | #367 |
| 2000 | #375 |
| 2001 | #414 |
| 2002 | #379 |
| 2003 | #438 |
| 2004 | #565 |
| 2005 | #680 |
| 2006 | #615 |
| 2007 | #527 |
| 2008 | #573 |
| 2009 | #654 |
| 2010 | #683 |
| 2011 | #681 |
| 2012 | #639 |
| 2013 | #684 |
| 2014 | #715 |
| 2015 | #794 |
| 2016 | #645 |
| 2017 | #715 |
| 2018 | #650 |
| 2019 | #778 |
| 2020 | #771 |
| 2021 | #667 |
| 2022 | #982 |
| 2023 | #1469 |
| 2024 | #1160 |
| 2025 | #1051 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 60 of the 73 years from 1953 to 2025.
In 2025: #421 among girls in Norway, #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1051 among girls in England and Wales.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1953–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #437 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1978
Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1972 (recorded 1967–1978).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1953 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #50 in New South Wales, Australia in 1972.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | female | #1051 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #1160 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #1469 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #982 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #667 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #771 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #778 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #650 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #715 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #645 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #794 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #715 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #684 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #639 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #681 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #683 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #654 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #573 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #527 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #615 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #680 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #565 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #438 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #379 | 89 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #414 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #375 | 86 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #367 | 88 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #347 | 97 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #338 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #296 | 125 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #97 | 79 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #87 | 86 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #78 | 92 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #77 | 97 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #63 | 140 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #55 | 168 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #50 | 208 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #52 | 210 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #73 | 127 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #77 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #86 | 101 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #75 | 111 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New Zealand | female | #99 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | female | #97 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #100 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | female | #96 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #332 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | female | #421 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #362 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #457 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #431 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | female | #403 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | female | #409 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #344 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #398 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #322 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | female | #496 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #401 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #386 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #457 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #368 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #490 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #356 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | female | #539 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #485 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #625 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #569 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #613 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #630 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #635 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | female | #581 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #383 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | female | #547 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #397 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #547 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #345 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #422 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #314 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #459 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #364 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #430 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #299 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #460 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | female | #541 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #276 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #402 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #466 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #505 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #431 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #597 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #408 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #480 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #339 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #358 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #347 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | female | #404 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | female | #449 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | female | #424 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | female | #506 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | female | #348 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | female | #407 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | female | #406 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | female | #412 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Norway | female | #474 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | female | #492 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | female | #384 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1953 | Norway | female | #437 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #718 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #736 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #634 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #517 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #421 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #568 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #579 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #448 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #402 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #661 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #399 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #435 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #437 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #510 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #439 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #546 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #502 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #587 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #414 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #559 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #443 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #369 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #303 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #576 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #429 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #261 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #268 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #190 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #213 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #197 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #172 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #250 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #222 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #225 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #220 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #215 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #181 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #209 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #190 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #163 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #208 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #236 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #230 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #205 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #182 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #190 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #181 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #165 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #198 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #183 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #225 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #221 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #287 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #253 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #236 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #282 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | female | #274 | 6 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
Where Sonia is officially recorded
6 official registrars have recorded Sonia, between 1953 and 2025, in 64 of those 73 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1953–2025 | 60 | #276 in 1984 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2025 | 57 | #163 in 1981 |
| New Zealand | 1966–1977 | 4 | #96 in 1966 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1967–1978 | 12 | #50 in 1972 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #296 in 1996 |
| Northern Ireland | 2006 | 1 | #332 in 2006 |
Its high point came 40 years earlier in New Zealand (1966) than in Northern Ireland (2006).
No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1955; it appears again in 1964.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Nicknames and spelling variants
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Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1953 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #50 in New South Wales, Australia in 1972. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.