Girls' name · since 2004
Sofiah
Sofiah has 247 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
247 girls have been named Sofiah since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sofiah has 247 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #17,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 247 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sofiah ranks #17,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sofiah's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sofiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sofiah splits its recorded history at 2013: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sofiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Sofiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Sofiah's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Sofiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (73% of all-time use).
Sofiah by state
Where Sofiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.0% |
10 of 247 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sofiah's data
- Sofiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sofiahs (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sofiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Sofiah 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.