Top 10 US name Girls' name Peak 2015 178,450 births

Sofia — #10 US girls' name

178,450 babies named Sofia in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#10
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Sofia was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9,699 babies were named Sofia in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sofia

The Social Security Administration has registered 178,450 babies named Sofia between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sofia currently holds the #10 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9,699 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sofia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 82,391 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Sofia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 37,768 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sofia in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sofia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 178,450 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sofia at a glance

Top 10 girls' name

Total births

178,450

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2015

9,699 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10

In the top 10

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sofia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Top 10 girls' name
Peak year (2015)
9,699
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Sofia popularity over time — boys

178 total births recorded since 1974 (Sofia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 178 births
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Sofia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
82,391 births that decade — 46% of Sofia's all-time total
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Sofia by state

Where Sofia concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sofia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
37,768 21.2%
#2 Texas
27,470 15.4%
#3 Florida
13,776 7.7%
#4 New York
12,790 7.2%
#5 Illinois
8,830 4.9%
#6 New Jersey
6,427 3.6%
#7 Arizona
4,575 2.6%
#8 Massachusetts
3,987 2.2%
California share of Sofia's total US births 21.2%
Even split

37,768 of 178,450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Sofia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sofia?
178,450 babies have been named Sofia since 1881. It currently ranks #10 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 9,699 births.
When was Sofia most popular?
Sofia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 82,391 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Sofia most popular?
The top states for the name Sofia are California (37,768 births), Texas (27,470 births), Florida (13,776 births).
How long has the name Sofia been used?
Sofia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sofia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sofie, Sofiya, Sofi, Sofija, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1881–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.