Meaning of name Sonja

The name Sonja has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Sonja is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sonja in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Sonja is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Sophia. See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Sophia.

The following names are baby names related to Sonja and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sonja: Boys - Cristopher, Darius, Deo, Galen, Leander, Philip, Girls - Damaris, Dea, Dido, Kittie, Larissa, Leandra, Lexi, Lydia, Ophelia, Both genders - Christopher, Cora, Stephanie

The name Sonja is a variant of Sophia. Other popular variants of the name Sophia are: Chofa, Fifi, Saffi, Sofia (Norwegian), Sofka, Sofy, Sofya, Sohvi (Finnish), Sonia, Sonja, Sonya (Russian), Soph, Sophie (French), Zofia, Zosha, Zosia (Polish)

We think the name Sonja should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional girl names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sonja to be: A sweet and pretty girl

In one word, you might describe Sonja as a(n) "pretty" person.

See other "pretty" names for girls.