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What does Sonia mean?
Sonia 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced SOHN-yah. It is of English origin. Variant of Sophia (Greek) "wisdom". Queen of Norway Sonja; skater/actress Sonja Henie; painter Sonia Delaunay.
Variations
VARIANTS Sohnia, Sohnnja, Sondja, Sondya, Sonja▼, Sonje, Sonni, Sonnie, Sonnja, Sonya▼
SEE ALSO Ansonia
RELATIONS VIA SOPHIA Sofia▲, Sofie, Sofka, Sofy, Sofya, Sophie, Sophy, Zofi, Zofia, Zofya, Zosia
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Sunia, ..
(male) Sosir, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sonia Emberlee (S.E.), ..
How popular is Sonia?
Sonia is a very popular first name for females (#284 out of 4276, Top 7%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#51024 out of 150436, Top 34%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Sonia was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its highest rank of #183 in the U.S. in the 1970s, and is at #1063 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Sonia (#1063 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Sophia (#5), Sofia (#17), Sophie (#98), Sofie (#1409), Sonya (#1697), Sonja and Zofia. Other forms, like Sofka, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Sonia was common 5 years ago (MEDIAN #897) and is somewhat lower today (#1036, 25.7% LESS USAGE). Sophia has historically been preferred by parents, though Sofia has become popular as well, while forms like Sonia are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Sonia▼ is pronounced similarly to Sana, Sannie, Sanny, Seana, Seanna, Sena▼, Sianna, Siena▲, Sinnie, Sunni, Sunnie, Sunny▲, Xeenia, Xena, Xeni, Zana▼, Zanna, Zena, Zenya, Zinia, Zinnia, Zinya, Zoanna, Zona▼ and Zyna. Other recommended sound-alike names are Dania, Denia, Docia▼, Doncia, Donia, Doria, Dosia, Eionia, Fania, Ginia, Hania, Ionia, Jania▼, Jocia, Joia, Kenia▲, Leonia, Moia, Novia, Rania, Samia, Sancia, Sanzia, Saria, Sedonia, Shania▼, Shona, Shonna, Shonta, Sidonia, Simonia, Sindia, Sinisa, Sofia▲, Sofiah, Sofie, Sofka, Sokie, Solina, Soma, Sonel, Sydonia, Syndia, Tonia▼, Umnia, Vania, Venia, Vinia, Zolia and Zosia. These names tend to be less frequently used than Sonia.
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