First Name SONJA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SONJA is ranked as the 887th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 43,624.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 13.68 people named SONJA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SONJA is 34,497.
  • The SSA data also shows that SONJA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names SONJA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 43,624 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 887
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 34,497
  • National Rank 1,029
  • Percentile Rank 98.89%
  • Proportion/100k 10.82

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SONJA is 76.7% White, 5.3% Hispanic origin, 14.3% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SONJA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SONJA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SONJA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.7% 63.9% 12.8%
Hispanic origin 5.3% 16.3% -11.0%
Black 14.3% 12.3% 2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SONJA is California where 5,109 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SONJA, as 26.04 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 16 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SONJA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,150 8.93 98.0% Indiana 654 9.91 96.9% Iowa 495 15.94 97.2% Kansas 211 7.26 92.7% Michigan 1,282 12.94 98.9% Minnesota 1,405 25.74 98.7% Missouri 445 14.88 95.9% Nebraska 164 8.73 91.4% North Dakota 56 7.61 79.9% Ohio 938 8.09 97.6% South Dakota 62 7.26 80.5% Wisconsin 895 15.55 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SONJA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,150 8.93 98.0%
Indiana 654 9.91 96.9%
Iowa 495 15.94 97.2%
Kansas 211 7.26 92.7%
Michigan 1,282 12.94 98.9%
Minnesota 1,405 25.74 98.7%
Missouri 445 14.88 95.9%
Nebraska 164 8.73 91.4%
North Dakota 56 7.61 79.9%
Ohio 938 8.09 97.6%
South Dakota 62 7.26 80.5%
Wisconsin 895 15.55 98.1%
West State Statistics First-Names SONJA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 75.1% Arizona 719 10.68 96.4% California 5,109 13.17 99.2% Colorado 709 13.24 96.8% Hawaii 126 8.91 93.1% Idaho 172 10.51 90.9% Montana 157 15.33 89.3% Nevada 220 7.75 93.3% New Mexico 167 8.03 89.9% Oregon 475 11.96 95.8% Utah 257 8.72 93.0% Washington 1,763 24.97 98.8% Wyoming 75 12.77 83.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SONJA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 75.1%
Arizona 719 10.68 96.4%
California 5,109 13.17 99.2%
Colorado 709 13.24 96.8%
Hawaii 126 8.91 93.1%
Idaho 172 10.51 90.9%
Montana 157 15.33 89.3%
Nevada 220 7.75 93.3%
New Mexico 167 8.03 89.9%
Oregon 475 11.96 95.8%
Utah 257 8.72 93.0%
Washington 1,763 24.97 98.8%
Wyoming 75 12.77 83.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SONJA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5% Maine 346 26.04 93.4% Massachusetts 657 9.74 96.7% New Hampshire 131 9.86 90.1% New Jersey 938 10.5 97.7% New York 1,784 9.03 98.9% Pennsylvania 758 5.93 97.6% Rhode Island 128 12.09 91.3% Vermont 74 11.89 89.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SONJA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5%
Maine 346 26.04 93.4%
Massachusetts 657 9.74 96.7%
New Hampshire 131 9.86 90.1%
New Jersey 938 10.5 97.7%
New York 1,784 9.03 98.9%
Pennsylvania 758 5.93 97.6%
Rhode Island 128 12.09 91.3%
Vermont 74 11.89 89.8%
South State Statistics First-Names SONJA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 816 16.82 97.3% Arkansas 352 11.88 95.2% Delaware 107 11.4 94.9% Dist. of Columbia 153 23.21 95.1% Florida 3,295 16.57 99.3% Georgia 1,659 16.43 98.6% Kentucky 376 8.52 95.2% Louisiana 409 8.79 95.7% Maryland 520 8.71 97.5% Mississippi 445 14.88 95.9% North Carolina 1,840 18.51 98.9% Oklahoma 541 13.96 96.0% South Carolina 635 13.15 96.9% Tennessee 924 14.11 97.7% Texas 4,484 16.64 99.3% Virginia 753 9.04 97.6% West Virginia 191 10.32 90.5%

South States
State stats for the first name SONJA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 816 16.82 97.3%
Arkansas 352 11.88 95.2%
Delaware 107 11.4 94.9%
Dist. of Columbia 153 23.21 95.1%
Florida 3,295 16.57 99.3%
Georgia 1,659 16.43 98.6%
Kentucky 376 8.52 95.2%
Louisiana 409 8.79 95.7%
Maryland 520 8.71 97.5%
Mississippi 445 14.88 95.9%
North Carolina 1,840 18.51 98.9%
Oklahoma 541 13.96 96.0%
South Carolina 635 13.15 96.9%
Tennessee 924 14.11 97.7%
Texas 4,484 16.64 99.3%
Virginia 753 9.04 97.6%
West Virginia 191 10.32 90.5%
 

Full Names with SONJA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SONJA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SONJA.

The most popular full name is SONJA Johnson. 0.97% of all the people named SONJA have this family name.

There are 5396 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SONJA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SONJA Johnson 0.97%
2 SONJA Smith 0.86%
3 SONJA Williams 0.79%
4 SONJA Jones 0.54%
5 SONJA Brown 0.52%
6 SONJA Davis 0.49%
7 SONJA Anderson 0.47%
8 SONJA Taylor 0.44%
9 SONJA Jackson 0.43%
10 SONJA Lee 0.39%
11 SONJA Moore 0.38%
12 SONJA Wilson 0.38%
13 SONJA Thompson 0.37%
14 SONJA White 0.33%
15 SONJA Hall 0.32%
16 SONJA Hill 0.31%
17 SONJA Miller 0.31%
18 SONJA Nelson 0.30%
19 SONJA Thomas 0.30%
20 SONJA Turner 0.28%