Sofia
#9 for girls in 2025, 8,252 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 8,252 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 186,744since 1881
Sofia 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 | #9 | 8,252 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2024 | #10 | 8,113 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #12 | 7,665 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #13 | 7,285 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #18 | 6,983 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #17 | 6,990 | #8,739 | 8 |
| 2019 | #17 | 7,402 | #6,104 | 14 |
| 2018 | #17 | 7,667 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #15 | 8,175 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #14 | 9,179 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2015 | #14 | 9,702 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #12 | 9,612 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #13 | 9,169 | #7,537 | 10 |
| 2012 | #18 | 7,837 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #19 | 7,331 | — | |
| 2010 | #28 | 6,328 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #36 | 5,696 | — | |
| 2008 | #36 | 5,985 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #36 | 6,049 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #55 | 5,082 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #52 | 5,162 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #69 | 4,475 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #97 | 3,488 | — | |
| 2002 | #112 | 3,061 | — | |
| 2001 | #145 | 2,288 | — | |
| 2000 | #161 | 2,094 | — | |
| 1999 | #195 | 1,604 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #232 | 1,346 | — | |
| 1997 | #249 | 1,183 | — | |
| 1996 | #361 | 767 | — | |
| 1995 | #428 | 607 | — | |
| 1994 | #488 | 510 | — | |
| 1993 | #447 | 558 | — | |
| 1992 | #526 | 453 | — | |
| 1991 | #517 | 450 | — | |
| 1990 | #642 | 349 | — | |
| 1989 | #642 | 323 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #682 | 282 | — | |
| 1987 | #609 | 317 | — | |
| 1986 | #726 | 245 | — | |
| 1985 | #681 | 264 | — | |
| 1984 | #675 | 252 | — | |
| 1983 | #658 | 262 | — | |
| 1982 | #722 | 240 | — | |
| 1981 | #664 | 266 | — | |
| 1980 | #820 | 192 | — | |
| 1979 | #813 | 194 | — | |
| 1978 | #836 | 177 | — | |
| 1977 | #789 | 190 | — | |
| 1976 | #853 | 160 | — | |
| 1975 | #849 | 157 | — | |
| 1974 | #889 | 144 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #897 | 139 | — | |
| 1972 | #928 | 132 | — | |
| 1971 | #859 | 157 | — | |
| 1970 | #989 | 126 | — | |
| 1969 | #936 | 129 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,123 | 90 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,002 | 104 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,078 | 95 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,109 | 90 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,145 | 92 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,188 | 84 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,247 | 78 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,360 | 67 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,328 | 69 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,337 | 64 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,364 | 60 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,407 | 56 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,598 | 44 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,361 | 54 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,409 | 51 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,410 | 48 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,560 | 38 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,396 | 45 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,241 | 55 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,353 | 46 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,473 | 39 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,270 | 51 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,402 | 33 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,340 | 36 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,305 | 39 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,062 | 46 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,159 | 39 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,062 | 43 | — | |
| 1935 | #984 | 49 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,205 | 35 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,008 | 47 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,176 | 37 | — | |
| 1931 | #887 | 60 | — | |
| 1930 | #800 | 78 | — | |
| 1929 | #922 | 60 | — | |
| 1928 | #862 | 71 | — | |
| 1927 | #935 | 64 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,096 | 47 | — | |
| 1925 | #853 | 76 | — | |
| 1924 | #920 | 68 | — | |
| 1923 | #941 | 61 | — | |
| 1922 | #989 | 57 | — | |
| 1921 | #928 | 64 | — | |
| 1920 | #939 | 60 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,026 | 49 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,102 | 44 | — | |
| 1917 | #904 | 58 | — | |
| 1916 | #949 | 52 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,000 | 44 | — | |
| 1914 | #956 | 38 | — | |
| 1913 | #810 | 42 | — | |
| 1912 | #890 | 32 | — | |
| 1911 | #754 | 33 | — | |
| 1910 | #698 | 37 | — | |
| 1909 | #638 | 38 | — | |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | — | |
| 1907 | #923 | 17 | — | |
| 1906 | #845 | 19 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | — | |
| 1901 | #881 | 14 | — | |
| 1900 | #917 | 17 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | #719 | 21 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 | — | |
| 1891 | #727 | 14 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | — | |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Sofia! It came in at #740, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1885, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Sofia is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#21 · 1 in 112
- Florida#25 · 1 in 180
- California#26 · 1 in 201
- Connecticut#30 · 1 in 160
- Massachusetts#30 · 1 in 175
Best ever in a state: #2 in District of Columbia, 2013.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #21 | 28 | 1 in 112 |
| Florida | #25 | 477 | 1 in 180 |
| California | #26 | 1,146 | 1 in 201 |
| Connecticut | #30 | 89 | 1 in 160 |
| Massachusetts | #30 | 163 | 1 in 175 |
| New Jersey | #32 | 227 | 1 in 179 |
| New York | #32 | 468 | 1 in 203 |
| New Mexico | #37 | 41 | 1 in 203 |
| Texas | #42 | 559 | 1 in 287 |
| Washington | #42 | 119 | 1 in 247 |
| Arizona | #43 | 134 | 1 in 265 |
| Illinois | #45 | 252 | 1 in 267 |
| Rhode Island | #51 | 20 | 1 in 187 |
| Maryland | #54 | 93 | 1 in 266 |
| Nevada | #58 | 42 | 1 in 276 |
| Oregon | #60 | 56 | 1 in 284 |
| Colorado | #69 | 74 | 1 in 334 |
| Maine | #74 | 16 | 1 in 274 |
| Virginia | #74 | 103 | 1 in 360 |
| Hawaii | #77 | 12 | 1 in 276 |
| Alaska | #81 | 9 | 1 in 255 |
| New Hampshire | #83 | 14 | 1 in 316 |
| Michigan | #84 | 118 | 1 in 401 |
| Montana | #84 | 10 | 1 in 283 |
| North Dakota | #88 | 9 | 1 in 269 |
| Pennsylvania | #89 | 123 | 1 in 446 |
| Delaware | #100 | 10 | 1 in 310 |
| Georgia | #102 | 101 | 1 in 509 |
| Minnesota | #103 | 58 | 1 in 449 |
| Utah | #106 | 42 | 1 in 438 |
| Iowa | #109 | 31 | 1 in 441 |
| Ohio | #118 | 103 | 1 in 556 |
| Idaho | #121 | 16 | 1 in 428 |
| Wisconsin | #124 | 47 | 1 in 533 |
| North Carolina | #133 | 74 | 1 in 613 |
| Missouri | #134 | 47 | 1 in 617 |
| Kansas | #142 | 24 | 1 in 574 |
| Nebraska | #152 | 15 | 1 in 553 |
| Oklahoma | #160 | 25 | 1 in 667 |
| South Carolina | #176 | 23 | 1 in 758 |
| Tennessee | #197 | 34 | 1 in 914 |
| Arkansas | #216 | 14 | 1 in 879 |
| Louisiana | #236 | 19 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Indiana | #238 | 29 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Kentucky | #280 | 15 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Alabama | #314 | 14 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Mississippi | #394 | 7 | 1 in 1,654 |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 Sofia
- 1 spot since 2024 (#10 → #9)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#17 → #9)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#14 → #9)
- Biggest jump: 836 spots in 1898 (#1,555 → #719)
- Biggest drop: 556 spots in 1897 (#999 → #1,555)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2025 at #9 (8,252 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 2 yrs · run 2024–2025
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 2003–2025
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1969–2025
- Highest: 1 in 184 girls born in 2015 were named Sofia (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 195 girls born in 2025 (0.51%)
- Its best rank, #9 in 2025, was only 1 in 195 (0.51%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 44.1% of all girls named Sofia (82,402) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #731 (1886) | #826 |
| 1890s | 113 | #719 (1898) | #993 |
| 1900s | 166 | #638 (1909) | #963 |
| 1910s | 429 | #698 (1910) | #909 |
| 1920s | 628 | #853 (1925) | #939 |
| 1930s | 454 | #800 (1930) | #1,095 |
| 1940s | 380 | #1,062 (1940) | #1,378 |
| 1950s | 515 | #1,241 (1950) | #1,408 |
| 1960s | 898 | #936 (1969) | #1,152 |
| 1970s | 1,576 | #789 (1977) | #870 |
| 1980s | 2,643 | #609 (1987) | #688 |
| 1990s | 7,827 | #195 (1999) | #409 |
| 2000s | 43,380 | #36 (2007) | #80 |
| 2010s | 82,402 | #12 (2014) | #17 |
| 2020s | 45,288 | #9 (2025) | #13 |
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.
Sofia in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 358 of them was named Sofia, which outranked 99.7% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 332,884 of them was named Sofia, which outranked 24.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #9,115Zyhir7
- #9,115Zylan7
- #9,115Zyshawn7
- #10,151Sofia6
- #10,151Aadam6
- #10,151Aadhav6
- #10,151Abanoub6
- #11,472Aadesh5
- #11,472Aadin5
- #11,472Aahan5
Tied with 1,320 names at #10,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.