Fun Facts About the Name Sona
- More than 1 thousand babies named Sona: U.S. records list 1,443 babies given the name Sona from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sona Mean?
Sona has more than one independent origin, so it carries more than one established meaning. In Armenian, Սոնա is a feminine name traditionally explained as "gold." In Hindi and other South Asian languages, सोना (sonā) is the everyday word for "gold" and is also used as a girl's name. In Czech and Slovak, Soňa is a form of Sofia and means "wisdom."
The South Asian word sonā goes back to Sanskrit suvarṇa, formed from su- "good" and varṇa "color," and used in Sanskrit for gold. It passed through the Prakrit form soṇṇa into the modern Hindi-Urdu word, from which the personal name is taken.
Soňa is the Czech and Slovak form of Sonya, the Slavic short form of Sofia, which comes from Greek σοφία (sophia), "wisdom." The haček over the ň marks a palatalized "ny" sound, so Soňa is not pronounced the same way as the Armenian or South Asian name.
The Armenian "gold" meaning is traditional rather than securely documented: the ordinary Armenian word for gold is ոսկի (oski), and no older form of the name has been established. The Irish word sona, meaning "happy," is a separate word and is not a known source of the personal name.
Sona Name History & Origins
In Armenia, Սոնա is a feminine given name usually treated as a word name explained as "gold," rather than as a saint's name of the kind that supplies many Armenian given names.
In northern India and in Urdu-speaking areas, the name follows the ordinary noun for gold, which also serves as an affectionate address and appears in nicknames and compound names.
In Czech and Slovak the name is normally written Soňa; it is the local form of Sofia, the same source as Polish Sonia and Russian Со́ня (Sonya). The Russian short form, from Софья, helped spread the shorter form of the name in Slavic-speaking regions. Czech and Slovak keep the diacritic, while English usage drops it, so Armenian, South Asian, and Slavic bearers of the name can all appear under the same spelling Sona.
How Popular is the Name Sona?
Sona has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #2,374 in 1936.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,766 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2024 | #4,095 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #4,346 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 2022 | #4,363 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,495 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2020 | #4,985 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #4,642 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #5,129 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #5,501 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #5,114 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #5,810 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #7,259 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #6,226 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #5,872 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #9,649 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #6,872 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #5,516 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #6,324 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #8,465 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #11,310 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,451 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #5,530 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #5,392 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #4,884 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #7,273 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #7,973 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #7,179 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #7,057 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #9,705 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #10,434 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #8,668 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #7,033 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #6,997 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #7,456 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #7,368 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,119 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #5,043 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #6,291 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,173 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #5,623 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #5,500 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #4,855 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #5,494 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #3,985 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #4,947 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #5,375 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #4,893 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #5,485 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #3,655 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #4,331 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #4,014 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #4,550 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #4,497 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,924 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #2,843 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #4,150 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #3,042 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #4,577 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #3,715 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #2,817 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,812 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #3,163 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,903 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #4,199 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #4,409 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #4,977 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,842 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,898 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #5,874 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,205 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #3,137 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #3,923 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #4,862 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #5,184 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,671 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,194 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #3,982 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #4,015 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #4,150 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,696 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #3,221 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #4,288 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,711 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #4,207 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #2,374 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #3,708 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #2,907 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #3,087 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #3,862 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,804 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,996 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #2,900 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #3,711 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #4,227 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #5,527 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #4,980 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #5,616 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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