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
- Peak · girls
- 2011 · 4,732 births
- Debut · girls
- 83 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 138,577since 1880
Sophie 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 | #55 | 3,984 | — | |
| 2024 | #60 | 3,583 | — | |
| 2023 | #60 | 3,592 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #63 | 3,524 | — | |
| 2021 | #76 | 3,331 | — | |
| 2020 | #75 | 3,315 | — | |
| 2019 | #85 | 3,186 | — | |
| 2018 | #98 | 2,948 | — | |
| 2017 | #106 | 2,837 | — | |
| 2016 | #109 | 2,875 | — | |
| 2015 | #104 | 2,953 | — | |
| 2014 | #91 | 3,394 | — | |
| 2013 | #76 | 3,753 | — | |
| 2012 | #52 | 4,581 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #51 | 4,732 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #59 | 4,416 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #65 | 4,267 | — | |
| 2008 | #75 | 4,065 | — | |
| 2007 | #82 | 3,988 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #123 | 2,784 | — | |
| 2005 | #136 | 2,440 | — | |
| 2004 | #135 | 2,388 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #151 | 2,231 | — | |
| 2002 | #149 | 2,245 | — | |
| 2001 | #151 | 2,173 | — | |
| 2000 | #160 | 2,101 | — | |
| 1999 | #184 | 1,685 | — | |
| 1998 | #255 | 1,216 | — | |
| 1997 | #267 | 1,081 | — | |
| 1996 | #330 | 854 | — | |
| 1995 | #379 | 697 | — | |
| 1994 | #413 | 602 | — | |
| 1993 | #454 | 552 | — | |
| 1992 | #482 | 512 | — | |
| 1991 | #555 | 421 | — | |
| 1990 | #605 | 373 | — | |
| 1989 | #630 | 334 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #747 | 251 | — | |
| 1987 | #750 | 239 | — | |
| 1986 | #791 | 213 | — | |
| 1985 | #802 | 206 | — | |
| 1984 | #930 | 158 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,037 | 135 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,345 | 92 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,580 | 74 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,528 | 77 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,569 | 73 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,523 | 73 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,358 | 83 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,638 | 60 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,430 | 73 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,364 | 76 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,478 | 64 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,364 | 73 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,516 | 66 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,293 | 83 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,226 | 83 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,147 | 88 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,046 | 97 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,096 | 92 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,042 | 101 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,172 | 88 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,036 | 107 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,121 | 94 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,199 | 85 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,117 | 94 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,135 | 88 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,037 | 102 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,144 | 85 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,027 | 99 | — | |
| 1955 | #961 | 106 | — | |
| 1954 | #940 | 105 | — | |
| 1953 | #927 | 104 | — | |
| 1952 | #854 | 116 | — | |
| 1951 | #787 | 128 | — | |
| 1950 | #809 | 116 | — | |
| 1949 | #748 | 131 | — | |
| 1948 | #810 | 114 | — | |
| 1947 | #791 | 120 | — | |
| 1946 | #785 | 110 | — | |
| 1945 | #749 | 100 | — | |
| 1944 | #753 | 103 | — | |
| 1943 | #699 | 119 | — | |
| 1942 | #622 | 145 | — | |
| 1941 | #530 | 174 | — | |
| 1940 | #527 | 170 | — | |
| 1939 | #546 | 150 | — | |
| 1938 | #499 | 178 | — | |
| 1937 | #459 | 204 | — | |
| 1936 | #454 | 198 | — | |
| 1935 | #408 | 251 | — | |
| 1934 | #403 | 262 | — | |
| 1933 | #366 | 300 | — | |
| 1932 | #326 | 378 | — | |
| 1931 | #309 | 425 | — | |
| 1930 | #287 | 524 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #250 | 632 | — | |
| 1928 | #235 | 708 | — | |
| 1927 | #215 | 883 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #203 | 953 | — | |
| 1925 | #190 | 1,102 | — | |
| 1924 | #170 | 1,372 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #159 | 1,490 | — | |
| 1922 | #153 | 1,582 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #136 | 1,865 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #129 | 1,965 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #109 | 2,200 | — | |
| 1918 | #108 | 2,300 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #100 | 2,382 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #101 | 2,198 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #97 | 2,112 | — | |
| 1914 | #100 | 1,584 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #113 | 1,122 | — | |
| 1912 | #117 | 989 | — | |
| 1911 | #125 | 671 | — | |
| 1910 | #132 | 621 | — | |
| 1909 | #144 | 496 | — | |
| 1908 | #133 | 523 | — | |
| 1907 | #146 | 451 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #155 | 384 | — | |
| 1905 | #153 | 374 | — | |
| 1904 | #149 | 359 | — | |
| 1903 | #158 | 311 | — | |
| 1902 | #170 | 279 | — | |
| 1901 | #151 | 324 | — | |
| 1900 | #162 | 338 | — | |
| 1899 | #161 | 278 | — | |
| 1898 | #181 | 259 | — | |
| 1897 | #150 | 308 | — | |
| 1896 | #170 | 258 | — | |
| 1895 | #173 | 240 | — | |
| 1894 | #173 | 234 | — | |
| 1893 | #163 | 235 | — | |
| 1892 | #177 | 203 | — | |
| 1891 | #166 | 203 | — | |
| 1890 | #168 | 206 | — | |
| 1889 | #170 | 172 | — | |
| 1888 | #168 | 171 | — | |
| 1887 | #164 | 149 | — | |
| 1886 | #152 | 156 | — | |
| 1885 | #165 | 125 | — | |
| 1884 | #162 | 120 | — | |
| 1883 | #163 | 103 | — | |
| 1882 | #155 | 110 | — | |
| 1881 | #171 | 78 | — | |
| 1880 | #156 | 83 | — | |
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Massachusetts#598 · 1 in 6,324
- New York#1,167 · 1 in 12,667
- Texas#1,207 · 1 in 13,748
- California#1,332 · 1 in 15,108
Best ever in a state: #10 in Alaska, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #598 | 5 | 1 in 6,324 |
| New York | #1,167 | 8 | 1 in 12,667 |
| Texas | #1,207 | 9 | 1 in 13,748 |
| California | #1,332 | 12 | 1 in 15,108 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2011 at #51 (4,732 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 2007–2014
- Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Highest: 1 in 372 girls born in 2011 were named Sophie (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 403 girls born in 2025 (0.25%)
- 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,267 | #152 (1886) | #163 |
| 1890s | 2,424 | #150 (1897) | #168 |
| 1900s | 3,839 | #133 (1908) | #152 |
| 1910s | 16,179 | #97 (1915) | #110 |
| 1920s | 12,552 | #129 (1920) | #184 |
| 1930s | 2,870 | #287 (1930) | #406 |
| 1940s | 1,286 | #527 (1940) | #701 |
| 1950s | 1,049 | #787 (1951) | #962 |
| 1960s | 929 | #1,036 (1963) | #1,120 |
| 1970s | 724 | #1,293 (1970) | #1,453 |
| 1980s | 1,779 | #630 (1989) | #1,014 |
| 1990s | 7,993 | #184 (1999) | #392 |
| 2000s | 28,682 | #65 (2009) | #123 |
| 2010s | 35,675 | #51 (2011) | #83 |
| 2020s | 21,329 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 22,541 of them was named Sophie, which outranked 87.0% 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).
- #1,568Randa75
- #1,568Shanae75
- #1,568Tangela75
- #1,580Sophie74
- #1,580Belen74
- #1,580Britni74
- #1,580Britta74
- #1,596Aleshia73
- #1,596Brittani73
- #1,596Carmelita73
Tied with 15 names at #1,580; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.