How Many People Are Named Sonyia?
An estimated 167 people in the United States have the first name Sonyia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Sonyia peaked in popularity in 1963 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sonyia 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 Sonyia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
167
About 1 in 2,052,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1963
16 births
Total Registered
194
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sonyia
Sonyia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 194 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sonyia as a female name
Ranked #12,568 in 1986
5 female births in 1986
Peak: 1963 (16 births)
Sonyia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sonyia span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 99 babies were registered. Sonyia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sonyia by Decade
How has Sonyia 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.
Sonyia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sonyia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sonyia
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Sonyia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sonyia?
We estimate approximately 167 people named Sonyia 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 2,052,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Sonyia a common name?
Sonyia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 194 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sonyia most popular?
Sonyia reached peak popularity in 1963, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sonyia is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sonyia a female name?
Sonyia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sonyia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sonyia Smith, Sonyia Johnson, Sonyia 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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