Sony

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Sana in FR France, PK Pakistan, ES Spain and 2 more, Shauna in US United States, CA Canada, AU Australia and 1 more, Jona in PH Philippines, FI Finland, BR Brazil and 1 more and Сания in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Sony is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name32K records spelled Sony14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Brazil, Mexico, United States

  Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Söny, Soný, Şony, Soñy, Sóñy

• English given name28K records spelled Sony11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Philippines, Australia

  Languages: English, German

  Also written Soeny, Soñy, Sônÿ, Söñy, Soeñy

• Indonesian given name16K records spelled Sony3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, India, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Sony

63 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Sony is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Japanese corp.

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In German, Sony (an international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In dsb, nominative plural of son

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 40 years between 1968–2021. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Sony Lab'ou Tansib. 1947CDwriter (1947-1995)
• Sony Gaokasakb. 1972IDIndonesian film director
• Sony Clinquartb. 1973FRFrench politician
• Sony Chanb. 1975CNHong Kong comedian, singer, radio personality, and publicist
• Sony Dwi Kuncorob. 1984IDIndonesian badminton player
• Sony Butrotb. 1998FRassociation football player
• Sony PetermichlATAustrian association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 334 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Sony?

We estimate roughly 258 thousand people bear Sony (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Sony have the most bearers?

Sony is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled soni.

How common is Sony compared with other names?

In India, Sony is the 92nd most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

Is Sony a male or female name?

Sony is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Sony mean?

Recorded meaning: An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.