First Name SONYA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SONYA is ranked as the 708th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 60,572.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 19.0 people named SONYA 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 SONYA is 60,192.
  • The SSA data also shows that SONYA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names SONYA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 60,572 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 708
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 19.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 60,192
  • National Rank 728
  • Percentile Rank 99.21%
  • Proportion/100k 18.88

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SONYA is 69.0% White, 9.6% Hispanic origin, 17.1% Black, 2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 SONYA have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.0% 63.9% 5.1%
Hispanic origin 9.6% 16.3% -6.7%
Black 17.1% 12.3% 4.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.0% 4.9% -2.9%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
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 SONYA is Texas where 7,556 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SONYA, as 43.65 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 Texas.
  • 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 South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SONYA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,199 9.31 98.0% Indiana 676 10.25 97.0% Iowa 580 18.67 97.4% Kansas 380 13.08 94.7% Michigan 1,967 19.85 99.2% Minnesota 647 11.85 97.9% Missouri 957 31.97 97.3% Nebraska 223 11.87 92.7% North Dakota 72 9.79 82.4% Ohio 1,481 12.78 98.1% South Dakota 27 3.11 71.4% Wisconsin 536 9.3 97.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SONYA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,199 9.31 98.0%
Indiana 676 10.25 97.0%
Iowa 580 18.67 97.4%
Kansas 380 13.08 94.7%
Michigan 1,967 19.85 99.2%
Minnesota 647 11.85 97.9%
Missouri 957 31.97 97.3%
Nebraska 223 11.87 92.7%
North Dakota 72 9.79 82.4%
Ohio 1,481 12.78 98.1%
South Dakota 27 3.11 71.4%
Wisconsin 536 9.3 97.5%
West State Statistics First-Names SONYA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 83.6% Arizona 812 12.07 96.6% California 5,830 15.02 99.3% Colorado 547 10.21 96.2% Hawaii 319 22.48 96.5% Idaho 133 8.12 89.5% Montana 71 6.9 83.7% Nevada 468 16.47 95.7% New Mexico 207 9.92 91.1% Oregon 416 10.49 95.4% Utah 306 10.41 93.7% Washington 1,119 15.84 98.4% Wyoming 28 4.79 72.1%

West States
State stats for the first name SONYA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 83.6%
Arizona 812 12.07 96.6%
California 5,830 15.02 99.3%
Colorado 547 10.21 96.2%
Hawaii 319 22.48 96.5%
Idaho 133 8.12 89.5%
Montana 71 6.9 83.7%
Nevada 468 16.47 95.7%
New Mexico 207 9.92 91.1%
Oregon 416 10.49 95.4%
Utah 306 10.41 93.7%
Washington 1,119 15.84 98.4%
Wyoming 28 4.79 72.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SONYA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 682 18.97 97.2% Maine 581 43.65 95.1% Massachusetts 1,338 19.83 97.9% New Hampshire 299 22.53 93.8% New Jersey 1,678 18.78 98.4% New York 2,451 12.41 99.1% Pennsylvania 1,396 10.92 98.2% Rhode Island 264 25.05 94.4% Vermont 86 13.76 90.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SONYA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 682 18.97 97.2%
Maine 581 43.65 95.1%
Massachusetts 1,338 19.83 97.9%
New Hampshire 299 22.53 93.8%
New Jersey 1,678 18.78 98.4%
New York 2,451 12.41 99.1%
Pennsylvania 1,396 10.92 98.2%
Rhode Island 264 25.05 94.4%
Vermont 86 13.76 90.6%
South State Statistics First-Names SONYA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,769 36.48 98.3% Arkansas 551 18.57 96.2% Delaware 167 17.87 96.1% Dist. of Columbia 262 39.79 96.8% Florida 4,149 20.86 99.4% Georgia 3,895 38.57 99.1% Kentucky 629 14.25 96.2% Louisiana 971 20.89 97.3% Maryland 972 16.26 98.3% Mississippi 957 31.97 97.3% North Carolina 3,824 38.45 99.3% Oklahoma 855 22.05 97.0% South Carolina 1,450 30 98.0% Tennessee 1,621 24.74 98.3% Texas 7,556 28.03 99.5% Virginia 1,231 14.78 98.2% West Virginia 155 8.35 89.3%

South States
State stats for the first name SONYA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,769 36.48 98.3%
Arkansas 551 18.57 96.2%
Delaware 167 17.87 96.1%
Dist. of Columbia 262 39.79 96.8%
Florida 4,149 20.86 99.4%
Georgia 3,895 38.57 99.1%
Kentucky 629 14.25 96.2%
Louisiana 971 20.89 97.3%
Maryland 972 16.26 98.3%
Mississippi 957 31.97 97.3%
North Carolina 3,824 38.45 99.3%
Oklahoma 855 22.05 97.0%
South Carolina 1,450 30 98.0%
Tennessee 1,621 24.74 98.3%
Texas 7,556 28.03 99.5%
Virginia 1,231 14.78 98.2%
West Virginia 155 8.35 89.3%
 

Full Names with SONYA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SONYA 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 SONYA.

The most popular full name is SONYA Smith. 1.22% of all the people named SONYA have this family name.

There are 6254 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SONYA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SONYA Smith 1.22%
2 SONYA Williams 1.13%
3 SONYA Johnson 1.05%
4 SONYA Brown 0.78%
5 SONYA Davis 0.66%
6 SONYA Jones 0.66%
7 SONYA Jackson 0.51%
8 SONYA Thomas 0.49%
9 SONYA Miller 0.45%
10 SONYA Hall 0.43%
11 SONYA Harris 0.43%
12 SONYA Lee 0.43%
13 SONYA Moore 0.42%
14 SONYA Martin 0.36%
15 SONYA Wilson 0.35%
16 SONYA Hill 0.34%
17 SONYA White 0.34%
18 SONYA Lewis 0.33%
19 SONYA Walker 0.33%
20 SONYA Anderson 0.31%