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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#2 · 1 in 63
- Massachusetts#3 · 1 in 73
- Rhode Island#4 · 1 in 46
- Nevada#4 · 1 in 71
- Florida#4 · 1 in 83
Best ever in a state: #1 in District of Columbia, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #2 | 92 | 1 in 63 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | 339 | 1 in 73 |
| Florida | #4 | 1,029 | 1 in 83 |
| Nevada | #4 | 150 | 1 in 71 |
| New York | #4 | 965 | 1 in 90 |
| Rhode Island | #4 | 60 | 1 in 46 |
| Alaska | #5 | 41 | 1 in 50 |
| Arizona | #5 | 362 | 1 in 81 |
| California | #5 | 2,157 | 1 in 88 |
| Colorado | #5 | 214 | 1 in 104 |
| Delaware | #5 | 41 | 1 in 61 |
| Illinois | #5 | 561 | 1 in 95 |
| Maryland | #5 | 232 | 1 in 101 |
| Pennsylvania | #5 | 523 | 1 in 96 |
| Texas | #5 | 1,628 | 1 in 98 |
| Virginia | #5 | 353 | 1 in 102 |
| Connecticut | #6 | 164 | 1 in 71 |
| District of Columbia | #6 | 35 | 1 in 87 |
| New Jersey | #6 | 383 | 1 in 94 |
| Oklahoma | #6 | 156 | 1 in 100 |
| Vermont | #6 | 24 | 1 in 46 |
| Washington | #6 | 285 | 1 in 107 |
| Arkansas | #7 | 99 | 1 in 111 |
| Indiana | #7 | 284 | 1 in 105 |
| Iowa | #7 | 123 | 1 in 100 |
| Kansas | #7 | 117 | 1 in 103 |
| Kentucky | #7 | 155 | 1 in 114 |
| Maine | #7 | 44 | 1 in 78 |
| Michigan | #7 | 381 | 1 in 106 |
| Ohio | #7 | 459 | 1 in 111 |
| Oregon | #7 | 137 | 1 in 102 |
| South Carolina | #7 | 154 | 1 in 115 |
| Georgia | #8 | 328 | 1 in 141 |
| Hawaii | #8 | 42 | 1 in 69 |
| Idaho | #8 | 60 | 1 in 100 |
| Louisiana | #8 | 138 | 1 in 142 |
| Missouri | #8 | 229 | 1 in 116 |
| Nebraska | #8 | 72 | 1 in 104 |
| Wisconsin | #8 | 171 | 1 in 130 |
| Minnesota | #9 | 198 | 1 in 119 |
| New Hampshire | #9 | 52 | 1 in 69 |
| North Carolina | #9 | 345 | 1 in 130 |
| West Virginia | #9 | 63 | 1 in 89 |
| Utah | #10 | 131 | 1 in 127 |
| South Dakota | #11 | 30 | 1 in 102 |
| Tennessee | #11 | 210 | 1 in 148 |
| Wyoming | #13 | 14 | 1 in 69 |
| Alabama | #18 | 104 | 1 in 180 |
| Montana | #19 | 23 | 1 in 119 |
| North Dakota | #20 | 23 | 1 in 130 |
| Mississippi | #62 | 33 | 1 in 326 |
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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 121 of them was named Sophia, which outranked 100.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 113,510 of them was named Sophia, which outranked 60.8% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,320Zeth17
- #5,320Ziah17
- #5,320Zyere17
- #5,540Sophia16
- #5,540Aadhi16
- #5,540Aanav16
- #5,540Aarnav16
- #5,770Aarian15
- #5,770Aashir15
- #5,770Abhimanyu15
Tied with 229 names at #5,540; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.