Meaning of name Sonya

The name Sonya has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

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

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

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

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

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

The name Sonya 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 Sonya 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 Sonya to be: A sweet and pretty girl

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

See other "pretty" names for girls.