MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Soniya mean?
Soniya is an Indian form of Sonia. Sonia developed as a familiar form of Sophia, whose Greek word means wisdom. In Indian affectionate naming, Soniya can also reflect sonā, the Hindi word for gold.
Pronunciation
IAST: soniyā
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोनिया
Letter-by-letter: soniyā
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सोनीया
Letter-by-letter: sonīyā
5,800 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Soniya in Indian usage
226,695 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 224,702 records (99.1%).
- Recorded as male: 1,993 records (0.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,965 |
| 1940s | 6,561 |
| 1950s | 9,999 |
| 1960s | 18,123 |
| 1970s | 33,047 |
| 1980s | 79,763 |
| 1990s | 75,322 |
| Other decades | 915 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 59,231 |
| Haryana | 47,857 |
| Bihar | 36,819 |
| Rajasthan | 17,800 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16,412 |
| Jharkhand | 15,977 |
| Delhi | 13,667 |
| Uttarakhand | 8,082 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,853 |
| Kerala | 2,387 |
| Chandigarh | 1,773 |
| Goa | 704 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 611 |
| Meghalaya | 360 |
| Manipur | 248 |
| Tripura | 195 |
| Maharashtra | 184 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 155 |
| Assam | 106 |
| Other states | 274 |
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 | Soniya / F | 3 | 5,927 |
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 Soniya; Table_6, C7425 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Soniya; Table_6, C7425