# Sona (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sona/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Armenian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,443 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,443 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 101, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Սոնա (Sona).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 9,649 |
| 2012 | 23 | 5,873 |
| 2013 | 21 | 6,227 |
| 2014 | 17 | 7,261 |
| 2015 | 23 | 5,812 |
| 2016 | 27 | 5,115 |
| 2017 | 24 | 5,503 |
| 2018 | 26 | 5,132 |
| 2019 | 30 | 4,643 |
| 2020 | 26 | 4,989 |
| 2021 | 31 | 4,497 |
| 2022 | 33 | 4,365 |
| 2023 | 33 | 4,349 |
| 2024 | 36 | 4,106 |
| 2025 | 40 | 3,766 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | 3,197 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | 2,292 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3,031 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4,012 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5,876 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |

## In other languages

- Armenian: Սոնա

## People named Sona

- Sona Jobarteh, Gambian musician
- Soňa Červená, Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023)
- Soňa Nováková, Czech beach volleyball player
- Soňa Pertlová, Czech chess player (1988–2011)
- Soňa Bernardová, Czech synchronized swimmer
- Sona Akhundova-Bagirbekova, Azerbaijani ophthalmologist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.