Sofiah — #16444 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Sofiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Sofiah between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sofiah currently holds the #16444 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sofiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sofiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sofiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sofiah 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 247 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.