Sonia is a distinctive choice, ranked #1160 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sonia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1160
About the Name Sonia
Sonia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 389 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #296 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sonia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sonia
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Sonia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sonia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sonia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 389 places in the last five years. Its peak was #296 in 1996. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Sonia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Sonia include: Sonia Sutcliffe — Sonia Szurma-Woodward, known as Sonia Sutcliffe, is the former wife of the British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.; Sonia Greene — Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis was an American one-time pulp fiction writer and amateur publisher, businesswoman, and milliner who bankrolled several...; SONIA (interest rate) — The Sterling Overnight Index Average, abbreviated as SONIA, is the principal risk-free interest rate benchmark for sterling markets, administered by the Bank....
Sonia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sonias in the wild.
29
UK babies named Sonia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 389 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sonia
Likely around 1 other Sonia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sonia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis was an American one-time pulp fiction writer and amateur publisher, businesswoman, and milliner who bankrolled several fanzines in the early twentieth century. She is noted for her thirteen-year marriage to American weird fiction writer H.
The Sterling Overnight Index Average, abbreviated as SONIA, is the principal risk-free interest rate benchmark for sterling markets, administered by the Bank of England and published each London business day at 09:00 UK time for the previous day’s transactions. Introduced in March 1997 and transferred to Bank of England administration in April 2016, SONIA was reformed with a transactions-based methodology effective 23 April 2018.