Sonja
- Meaning:
- Wisdom (Slavic form of Sofija)
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Sonja
A Slavic form of Sofija, from Greek 'sophia' ('wisdom'). Popular across the Slavic world in the 20th century.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- March 28 · May 15 · September 18
Popularity with newborns
Sonja has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
4,943 people in Croatia are called Sonja, according to the 2021 census. That is #190 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Sonja is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.