Girls' name · since 1881
Sofia
Sofia has 186,744 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 186,744
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
186,744 babies have been named Sofia since 1881, making it today's #9 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sofia has been recorded 186,744 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #9 nationally and more common than 99.9% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 186,744 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sofia ranks #214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 186,744 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 186,744
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sofia's 186,744 recorded births place it above 99.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sofia compares
186,744 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sofia's all-time total is 497x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sofia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 186,744 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,702 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sofia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sofia splits its recorded history at 1955: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 9,702 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sofia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 9,702
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Sofia popularity over time - boys
187 total births recorded since 1974 (Sofia as boys' name)
Sofia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82,402 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Sofia's strongest decade.
82,402 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sofia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 45
1880s
45 births
- 1890s 113
1890s
113 births
- 1900s 166
1900s
166 births
- 1910s 429
1910s
429 births
- 1920s 628
1920s
628 births
- 1930s 454
1930s
454 births
- 1940s 380
1940s
380 births
- 1950s 515
1950s
515 births
- 1960s 898
1960s
898 births
- 1970s 1,576
1970s
1,576 births
- 1980s 2,643
1980s
2,643 births
- 1990s 7,827
1990s
7,827 births
- 2000s
2000s
43,380 births
- 2010s
2010s
82,402 births
- 2020s
2020s
45,288 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82,402 births (44% of all-time use).
How Sofia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sofia's total volume
Sofia by state
Where Sofia concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39,112 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28,781 | 15.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 14,483 | 7.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 13,337 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 9,173 | 4.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 6,719 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 4,791 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 4,153 | 2.2% |
39,112 of 186,744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sofia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sofia's data
- Sofia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (82,402 total births) through the 2020s (45,288) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sofias (39,112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sofia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sofia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sofia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.