girl · russian
Sonya
say it sohn-yuh
What Sonya means
- Russian pet form of Sofia, "wisdom"
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 853 in Austria (2020)
- no. 865 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 1850 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1970.
Names with a similar meaning
Sofia Sophia Sophie Avery Jessica Saga Sofie Sage Sonja Rui Sonia Monica
Sonya in stories
- Mortal Kombat: Sonya Blade, the Special Forces officer
- War and Peace: Sonya Rostova, the poor cousin devoted to Nikolai
- Crime and Punishment: Sonya Marmeladova, who redeems Raskolnikov