Sonia

Russian and Scandinavian variation of Sophia

"wisdom"

Sonia Origin and Meaning

The name Sonia is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Russian, Ukrainian origin meaning "wisdom".

Early European import, well known in the 1940s via Norwegian skating movie star Sonja Henie, that has sailed back across the Atlantic, despite the rising popularity of other Russian names.

Sonia Rank in US Top 1000

# 983 in the US

Sonia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 902 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sonia

• 983 US 2017
• 902 Nameberry 2025
• 359 Unique 2024
• 673 England 2021
• 118 Poland 2020

20 Names Similar to Sonia

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Famous People Named Sonia

• Sonia Gandhi (born Edvige Antonia Albina Maino) Italian,Indian politician, widow of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
• Sonia Rykiel French fashion designer
• Sonia Maria Sotomayor U.S. Supreme Court justice
• Sonia Delaunay French artist
• Sonia O'Sullivan Irish Olympic runner
• Sonia (Evans) English pop singer
• SONiA (Rutstein) American singer,songwriter
• Sonia Todd Australian actress
• Sonia Yesenia Cruz (Ayala) Miss El Salvador Universe 2010
• Sonia McMahon Australian socialite, widow of William McMahon
• Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz birth name of Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist and puppeteer ("Lamb Chop")
• Sonia Braga Brazilian actress

The name Sonia in Pop Culture

• Sonia Nevermind princess in Japanese game "Super Dangan Ronpa 2"
• Sonia Fowler character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Sonia Strumm character in the Mega Man Star Force video game series
• Sonia Alcana character in DC Universe
• Sonia Hindi for "my love."
• Sonia Wyatt daughter of Leslie Knope on TV's "Parks and Recreation".
• Sonia duck in Disney's animated adaptation of "Peter and the Wolf"
• Sonia character in Japanese games "Pokémon Sword" and "Pokémon Shield"

International Variations of the name Sonia

• Sonje German