MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sonia mean?
Sonia has an Indian affectionate reading associated with sonā, gold, and Punjabi sohṇā, beautiful. It is also an international form of Sophia, from Greek wisdom, so the name has more than one established linguistic background.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोनिया
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਸੋਨੀਆ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sonia in Indian usage
29,715 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 29,562 records (99.5%).
- Recorded as male: 153 records (0.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 131 |
| 1960s | 669 |
| 1970s | 6,433 |
| 1980s | 14,377 |
| 1990s | 7,972 |
| Other decades | 133 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 29,715 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sonia / F | 32 | 1,051 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sonia; Table_6, C1080 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sonia; Table_6, C1080