How Many People Are Named Sonjia?
An estimated 826 people in the United States have the first name Sonjia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Sonjia peaked in popularity in 1967 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sonjia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sonjia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
826
About 1 in 414,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1967
55 births
Total Registered
1,113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sonjia
Sonjia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,113 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sonjia as a female name
Ranked #20,169 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1967 (55 births)
Sonjia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sonjia span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 346 babies were registered. Sonjia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sonjia by Decade
How has Sonjia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sonjia by State
Birth registrations for Sonjia span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 16 Sonjias were registered per state.
Sonjia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sonjia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sonjia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sonjia?
We estimate approximately 826 people named Sonjia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 414,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Sonjia a common name?
Sonjia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sonjia most popular?
Sonjia reached peak popularity in 1967, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sonjia is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sonjia a female name?
Sonjia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sonjia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sonjia Smith, Sonjia Johnson, Sonjia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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