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 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Vermont#92 · 1 in 343
- New Hampshire#207 · 1 in 1,148
- Washington#275 · 1 in 1,552
- Massachusetts#340 · 1 in 2,406
- Iowa#389 · 1 in 3,172
Best ever in a state: #10 in Alaska, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #92 | 8 | 1 in 343 |
| New Hampshire | #207 | 6 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Washington | #275 | 19 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Massachusetts | #340 | 16 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Iowa | #389 | 5 | 1 in 3,172 |
| Oregon | #420 | 6 | 1 in 2,678 |
| Louisiana | #422 | 10 | 1 in 2,575 |
| Minnesota | #437 | 8 | 1 in 3,536 |
| Virginia | #479 | 10 | 1 in 3,710 |
| New York | #501 | 34 | 1 in 3,494 |
| Maryland | #511 | 7 | 1 in 3,958 |
| California | #532 | 68 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Colorado | #558 | 5 | 1 in 4,116 |
| Wisconsin | #620 | 5 | 1 in 5,859 |
| Georgia | #632 | 8 | 1 in 5,231 |
| Missouri | #680 | 5 | 1 in 6,506 |
| New Jersey | #744 | 7 | 1 in 6,855 |
| Pennsylvania | #774 | 9 | 1 in 7,981 |
| Ohio | #788 | 8 | 1 in 8,731 |
| Illinois | #831 | 10 | 1 in 7,730 |
| Texas | #861 | 18 | 1 in 7,410 |
| Florida | #865 | 10 | 1 in 7,703 |
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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 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 5,520 of them was named Sophie, which outranked 95.7% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 285,847 of them was named Sophie, which outranked 32.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,615Zeshan8
- #5,615Zeus8
- #5,615Zong8
- #6,229Sophie7
- #6,229Aarin7
- #6,229Aaryn7
- #6,229Abby7
- #6,941Aaran6
- #6,941Abayomi6
- #6,941Abrham6
Tied with 711 names at #6,229; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.