Sophia
#5 for girls in 2025, 12,561 births · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2012 · 22,336 births
- Debut · girls
- 138 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 29 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 439,108since 1880
Sophia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5 | 12,561 | #7,194 | 11 |
| 2024 | #6 | 12,126 | — | |
| 2023 | #5 | 11,999 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #5 | 12,382 | #6,828 | 12 |
| 2021 | #6 | 12,585 | #7,587 | 10 |
| 2020 | #4 | 13,105 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #4 | 13,821 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2018 | #5 | 14,013 | #5,540 | 16 |
| 2017 | #5 | 14,947 | #4,935 | 19 |
| 2016 | #4 | 16,185 | #5,124 | 18 |
| 2015 | #3 | 17,454 | #5,999 | 14 |
| 2014 | #3 | 18,644 | #4,866 | 19 |
| 2013 | #1 | 21,255 | #3,864 | 26 |
| 2012 | #1 | 22,336 | #5,035 | 18 |
| 2011 | #1 | 21,863 | #4,221 | 23 |
| 2010 | #2 | 20,656 | #3,894 | 26 |
| 2009 | #4 | 16,951 | #8,310 | 9 |
| 2008 | #7 | 16,091 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #6 | 17,031 | #4,996 | 18 |
| 2006 | #9 | 13,503 | #4,223 | 22 |
| 2005 | #12 | 12,678 | #5,034 | 16 |
| 2004 | #15 | 10,919 | #2,643 | 40 |
| 2003 | #20 | 9,687 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2002 | #27 | 8,665 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #37 | 7,162 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #42 | 6,564 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #53 | 5,423 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #73 | 4,308 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #94 | 3,640 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #125 | 2,513 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #168 | 1,765 | — | |
| 1994 | #185 | 1,614 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #196 | 1,498 | — | |
| 1992 | #211 | 1,355 | — | |
| 1991 | #225 | 1,263 | — | |
| 1990 | #250 | 1,124 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #254 | 1,060 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #225 | 1,166 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #238 | 1,124 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #245 | 1,060 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #236 | 1,098 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #235 | 1,082 | — | |
| 1983 | #210 | 1,196 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #224 | 1,161 | — | |
| 1981 | #211 | 1,235 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #366 | 641 | — | |
| 1979 | #423 | 494 | — | |
| 1978 | #476 | 409 | — | |
| 1977 | #457 | 432 | — | |
| 1976 | #496 | 366 | — | |
| 1975 | #486 | 380 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #465 | 387 | — | |
| 1973 | #429 | 455 | — | |
| 1972 | #405 | 486 | — | |
| 1971 | #385 | 590 | — | |
| 1970 | #402 | 582 | — | |
| 1969 | #385 | 593 | — | |
| 1968 | #392 | 548 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #367 | 603 | — | |
| 1966 | #376 | 589 | — | |
| 1965 | #414 | 509 | — | |
| 1964 | #452 | 471 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #424 | 524 | — | |
| 1962 | #438 | 486 | — | |
| 1961 | #546 | 324 | — | |
| 1960 | #622 | 261 | — | |
| 1959 | #595 | 277 | — | |
| 1958 | #659 | 226 | — | |
| 1957 | #730 | 188 | — | |
| 1956 | #914 | 121 | — | |
| 1955 | #780 | 152 | — | |
| 1954 | #905 | 113 | — | |
| 1953 | #809 | 129 | — | |
| 1952 | #878 | 110 | — | |
| 1951 | #706 | 153 | — | |
| 1950 | #842 | 109 | — | |
| 1949 | #779 | 123 | — | |
| 1948 | #821 | 112 | — | |
| 1947 | #842 | 108 | — | |
| 1946 | #796 | 107 | — | |
| 1945 | #734 | 103 | — | |
| 1944 | #747 | 104 | — | |
| 1943 | #758 | 104 | — | |
| 1942 | #853 | 81 | — | |
| 1941 | #678 | 107 | — | |
| 1940 | #675 | 105 | — | |
| 1939 | #680 | 99 | — | |
| 1938 | #731 | 88 | — | |
| 1937 | #666 | 104 | — | |
| 1936 | #666 | 98 | — | |
| 1935 | #654 | 101 | — | |
| 1934 | #648 | 107 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #646 | 103 | — | |
| 1932 | #569 | 132 | — | |
| 1931 | #572 | 133 | — | |
| 1930 | #553 | 152 | — | |
| 1929 | #525 | 169 | — | |
| 1928 | #494 | 195 | — | |
| 1927 | #447 | 240 | — | |
| 1926 | #442 | 234 | — | |
| 1925 | #402 | 289 | — | |
| 1924 | #364 | 357 | — | |
| 1923 | #342 | 369 | — | |
| 1922 | #331 | 390 | — | |
| 1921 | #299 | 489 | — | |
| 1920 | #279 | 545 | — | |
| 1919 | #261 | 604 | — | |
| 1918 | #256 | 629 | — | |
| 1917 | #235 | 698 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #232 | 697 | — | |
| 1915 | #226 | 692 | — | |
| 1914 | #229 | 548 | — | |
| 1913 | #232 | 429 | — | |
| 1912 | #225 | 397 | — | |
| 1911 | #238 | 272 | — | |
| 1910 | #237 | 271 | — | |
| 1909 | #222 | 256 | — | |
| 1908 | #203 | 276 | — | |
| 1907 | #197 | 265 | — | |
| 1906 | #194 | 247 | — | |
| 1905 | #197 | 237 | — | |
| 1904 | #195 | 230 | — | |
| 1903 | #197 | 213 | — | |
| 1902 | #179 | 256 | — | |
| 1901 | #186 | 221 | — | |
| 1900 | #197 | 259 | — | |
| 1899 | #180 | 238 | — | |
| 1898 | #188 | 240 | — | |
| 1897 | #162 | 278 | — | |
| 1896 | #160 | 278 | — | |
| 1895 | #164 | 259 | — | |
| 1894 | #156 | 276 | — | |
| 1893 | #159 | 247 | — | |
| 1892 | #162 | 241 | — | |
| 1891 | #153 | 220 | — | |
| 1890 | #144 | 245 | — | |
| 1889 | #138 | 251 | — | |
| 1888 | #136 | 251 | — | |
| 1887 | #136 | 192 | — | |
| 1886 | #128 | 218 | — | |
| 1885 | #134 | 185 | — | |
| 1884 | #134 | 170 | — | |
| 1883 | #129 | 159 | — | |
| 1882 | #116 | 179 | — | |
| 1881 | #130 | 122 | — | |
| 1880 | #117 | 138 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sophia was already there! It came in at #117, and was given to 138 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1933–1948, when fewer than 120 girls a year got the name.
Where Sophia is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#105 · 1 in 480
- Arizona#108 · 1 in 512
- Alaska#136 · 1 in 490
- South Carolina#136 · 1 in 664
- California#138 · 1 in 682
Best ever in a state: #1 in District of Columbia, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #105 | 33 | 1 in 480 |
| Arizona | #108 | 39 | 1 in 512 |
| Alaska | #136 | 6 | 1 in 490 |
| South Carolina | #136 | 27 | 1 in 664 |
| California | #138 | 266 | 1 in 682 |
| Florida | #141 | 77 | 1 in 702 |
| Maryland | #141 | 28 | 1 in 749 |
| Rhode Island | #165 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Nevada | #172 | 6 | 1 in 729 |
| North Carolina | #172 | 37 | 1 in 896 |
| District of Columbia | #173 | 9 | 1 in 642 |
| Washington | #175 | 30 | 1 in 920 |
| New York | #177 | 106 | 1 in 956 |
| Louisiana | #182 | 32 | 1 in 957 |
| Colorado | #185 | 22 | 1 in 944 |
| New Mexico | #185 | 12 | 1 in 777 |
| Idaho | #197 | 8 | 1 in 858 |
| Alabama | #200 | 22 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Georgia | #211 | 30 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Illinois | #219 | 57 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Connecticut | #224 | 12 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Michigan | #242 | 37 | 1 in 1,585 |
| New Jersey | #251 | 24 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Massachusetts | #257 | 18 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Virginia | #259 | 19 | 1 in 1,582 |
| Pennsylvania | #267 | 39 | 1 in 1,778 |
| Texas | #271 | 85 | 1 in 1,456 |
| Nebraska | #276 | 6 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Wisconsin | #278 | 15 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Indiana | #300 | 16 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Ohio | #309 | 31 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Oregon | #311 | 9 | 1 in 1,885 |
| Missouri | #320 | 14 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Tennessee | #374 | 10 | 1 in 2,789 |
| Arkansas | #383 | 5 | 1 in 2,544 |
| Oklahoma | #485 | 6 | 1 in 3,350 |
| Kentucky | #498 | 5 | 1 in 4,774 |
| Minnesota | #550 | 5 | 1 in 5,820 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sophia
- 1 spot since 2024 (#6 → #5)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#4 → #5)
- 2 spots since 2015 (#3 → #5)
- Biggest jump: 184 spots in 1957 (#914 → #730)
- Biggest drop: 175 spots in 1942 (#678 → #853)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2012 at #1 (22,336 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 20 yrs · run 2006–2025
- Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1997–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 79 girls born in 2012 were named Sophia (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 128 girls born in 2025 (0.78%)
- 41.3% of all girls named Sophia (181,174) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #116 (1882) → #914 (1956) → #1 (2012)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,865 | #116 (1882) | #130 |
| 1890s | 2,522 | #144 (1890) | #163 |
| 1900s | 2,460 | #179 (1902) | #197 |
| 1910s | 5,237 | #225 (1912) | #237 |
| 1920s | 3,277 | #279 (1920) | #393 |
| 1930s | 1,117 | #553 (1930) | #639 |
| 1940s | 1,054 | #675 (1940) | #768 |
| 1950s | 1,578 | #595 (1959) | #782 |
| 1960s | 4,908 | #367 (1967) | #442 |
| 1970s | 4,581 | #385 (1971) | #442 |
| 1980s | 10,823 | #210 (1983) | #244 |
| 1990s | 24,503 | #53 (1999) | #158 |
| 2000s | 119,251 | #4 (2009) | #18 |
| 2010s | 181,174 | #1 (2012) | #3 |
| 2020s | 74,758 | #4 (2020) | #5 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sophia in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,351 of them was named Sophia, which outranked 98.3% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 358,235 of them was named Sophia, which outranked 14.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,027 names at #6,262; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.