Sophie

#55 for girls in 2025, 3,984 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2011 · 4,732 births
Debut · girls
83 births
In top 100 · girls
19 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
138,577
since 1880

Sophie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #51, 2011girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#553,984—
2024#603,583—
2023#603,592#10,8216
2022#633,524—
2021#763,331—
2020#753,315—
2019#853,186—
2018#982,948—
2017#1062,837—
2016#1092,875—
2015#1042,953—
2014#913,394—
2013#763,753—
2012#524,581#12,2745
2011#514,732#8,0799
2010#594,416#10,7666
2009#654,267—
2008#754,065—
2007#823,988#8,1739
2006#1232,784—
2005#1362,440—
2004#1352,388#8,9277
2003#1512,231—
2002#1492,245—
2001#1512,173—
2000#1602,101—
1999#1841,685—
1998#2551,216—
1997#2671,081—
1996#330854—
1995#379697—
1994#413602—
1993#454552—
1992#482512—
1991#555421—
1990#605373—
1989#630334#6,2297
1988#747251—
1987#750239—
1986#791213—
1985#802206—
1984#930158—
1983#1,037135—
1982#1,34592—
1981#1,58074—
1980#1,52877—
1979#1,56973—
1978#1,52373—
1977#1,35883—
1976#1,63860—
1975#1,43073—
1974#1,36476—
1973#1,47864—
1972#1,36473—
1971#1,51666—
1970#1,29383—
1969#1,22683—
1968#1,14788—
1967#1,04697—
1966#1,09692—
1965#1,042101—
1964#1,17288—
1963#1,036107—
1962#1,12194—
1961#1,19985—
1960#1,11794—
1959#1,13588—
1958#1,037102—
1957#1,14485—
1956#1,02799—
1955#961106—
1954#940105—
1953#927104—
1952#854116—
1951#787128—
1950#809116—
1949#748131—
1948#810114—
1947#791120—
1946#785110—
1945#749100—
1944#753103—
1943#699119—
1942#622145—
1941#530174—
1940#527170—
1939#546150—
1938#499178—
1937#459204—
1936#454198—
1935#408251—
1934#403262—
1933#366300—
1932#326378—
1931#309425—
1930#287524#3,5926
1929#250632—
1928#235708—
1927#215883#3,7806
1926#203953—
1925#1901,102—
1924#1701,372#3,8676
1923#1591,490—
1922#1531,582#4,3075
1921#1361,865#3,5177
1920#1291,965#4,2865
1919#1092,200—
1918#1082,300#3,0968
1917#1002,382#3,2177
1916#1012,198#3,1777
1915#972,112—
1914#1001,584#2,9156
1913#1131,122—
1912#117989—
1911#125671—
1910#132621—
1909#144496—
1908#133523—
1907#146451#1,3455
1906#155384—
1905#153374—
1904#149359—
1903#158311—
1902#170279—
1901#151324—
1900#162338—
1899#161278—
1898#181259—
1897#150308—
1896#170258—
1895#173240—
1894#173234—
1893#163235—
1892#177203—
1891#166203—
1890#168206—
1889#170172—
1888#168171—
1887#164149—
1886#152156—
1885#165125—
1884#162120—
1883#163103—
1882#155110—
1881#17178—
1880#15683—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Sophie was already there! It came in at #156, and was given to 83 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1968–1981, when fewer than 89 girls a year got the name.

Where Sophie is popular in 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #21 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 44 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #131 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 656 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedIDMontana: #137 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 629 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #231 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,971 girlsMNIllinois: #142 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 754 girlsILWisconsin: #146 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 912 girlsWIMichigan: #117 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 611 girlsMINew York: #123 for girls · 183 births · 1 in 539 girlsNYMassachusetts: #111 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 542 girlsMARhode Island: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 907 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #247 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,178 girlsINOhio: #170 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsOHPennsylvania: #116 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 551 girlsPANew Jersey: #90 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 381 girlsNJConnecticut: #69 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 290 girlsCTCalifornia: #250 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,043 girlsMOKentucky: #472 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,701 girlsKYWest Virginia: #260 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,814 girlsWVVirginia: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,340 girlsVAMaryland: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 565 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,401 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,985 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #534 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,504 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedHITexas: #452 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,147 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Sophie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#21 · 1 in 44
  2. Connecticut#69 · 1 in 290
  3. New Jersey#90 · 1 in 381
  4. Massachusetts#111 · 1 in 542
  5. Pennsylvania#116 · 1 in 551

Best ever in a state: #10 in Alaska, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#2151 in 44
Connecticut#69421 in 290
New Jersey#90801 in 381
Massachusetts#111641 in 542
Pennsylvania#1161661 in 551
Michigan#117671 in 611
New York#1231831 in 539
New Hampshire#13151 in 656
Montana#13761 in 629
Illinois#142791 in 754
Wisconsin#146261 in 912
Rhode Island#15261 in 907
New Mexico#16771 in 565
Ohio#170481 in 1,132
Maryland#22971 in 1,934
Minnesota#231111 in 1,971
Indiana#247121 in 2,178
California#250211 in 1,721
West Virginia#260111 in 1,814
Louisiana#307121 in 1,985
Virginia#38561 in 4,340
Missouri#44761 in 5,043
Texas#452191 in 3,147
Kentucky#47251 in 5,701
North Carolina#47561 in 6,401
Alabama#53451 in 6,504
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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 Sophie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#60 → #55)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#75 → #55)
  • 49 spots since 2015 (#104 → #55)
  • Biggest jump: 128 spots in 1985 (#930 → #802)
  • Biggest drop: 92 spots in 1942 (#530 → #622)
Rise & fade · girls
131 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2011 at #51 (4,732 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 19 yrs · run 2007–2014
  • Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1880–1955
Share of babies · girls
1 in 372
  • Highest: 1 in 372 girls born in 2011 were named Sophie (0.27%)
  • Latest: 1 in 403 girls born in 2025 (0.25%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 25.7% of all girls named Sophie (35,675) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #97 (1915) → #1,638 (1976) → #51 (2011)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,267#152 (1886)#163
1890s2,424#150 (1897)#168
1900s3,839#133 (1908)#152
1910s16,179#97 (1915)#110
1920s12,552#129 (1920)#184
1930s2,870#287 (1930)#406
1940s1,286#527 (1940)#701
1950s1,049#787 (1951)#962
1960s929#1,036 (1963)#1,120
1970s724#1,293 (1970)#1,453
1980s1,779#630 (1989)#1,014
1990s7,993#184 (1999)#392
2000s28,682#65 (2009)#123
2010s35,675#51 (2011)#83
2020s21,329#55 (2025)#65

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.

Sophie in 1926

girls
#203
953 births · 1 in 1,244 girls

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #203Sophie953
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,244 of them was named Sophie, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sophie
  1. #200Victoria963
  2. #201Henrietta957
  3. #202Carmen956
  4. #203Sophie953
  5. #204Colleen945
  6. #205Adeline944
  7. #205Joanne944
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1926 →