Sona
Sona is a female given name: 98% of people named Sona are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
Sona · Soňa
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Slovakia, Armenia, Czech Republic
- Also spelled
- Soňa
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,188 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sona
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sona," in English, "Guten Tag Sona," in German. Sona is a female given name: about 98% of people named Sona are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sona,
German
Guten Tag Sona,
French
Bonjour Sona,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sona:
Chinese
Sona您好：
Japanese
Sona様
English
Hi Sona,
German
Hi Sona,
French
Salut Sona,
Spanish
Hola Sona,
Chinese
Sona你好：
Japanese
Sonaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,188 female · 1,188 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sona a male or female name?
Sona is a female given name: 98% of people named Sona are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Sona in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sona," in English, "Guten Tag Sona," in German. Sona is a female given name: about 98% of people named Sona are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sona a unisex name?
Sona is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Sona are men. Sona leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sona a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sona (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sona,
title = {Is Sona a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sona},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}