Sonya - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Sonya \s(o)-nya, son-ya\ is a variant of Sonia and Sophia, and the meaning of Sonya is "wisdom".

The baby name Sonya sounds like Sana, Sanna, Sina, Sena, Sonni, Sohnia, Zenya, Zinya, Zona and Zonia. Other similar baby names are Tonya, Donya, Ionya, Sonja, Sondya and Sofya.

Sonya is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sonya. Compare Sonya with related baby names.