US rank #1459 Girls' name Peak 2012 4,862 births

Sofie — #1459 US girls' name

4,862 babies named Sofie in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s651920s1061930s671940s541950s471960s191970s311980s591990s2792000s13772010s19852020s767
#1459
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sofie was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

254 babies were named Sofie in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sofie

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,862 babies named Sofie between 1896 and 2024, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sofie currently holds the #1459 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 254 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sofie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,985 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Sofie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 694 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sofie in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sofie 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 4,862 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.

Sofie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,862

Since 1896

129 years of records

Peak year

2012

254 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,459

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1896

Recorded for 129 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sofie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1896

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
254
Annual births at peak — across 129 years of records
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Sofie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,985 births that decade — 41% of Sofie's all-time total
1890s61910s651920s1061930s671940s541950s471960s191970s311980s591990s2792000s13772010s19852020s767

Sofie by state

Where Sofie concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sofie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
694 14.3%
#2 Texas
321 6.6%
#3 New York
307 6.3%
#4 Illinois
224 4.6%
#5 Florida
211 4.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
101 2.1%
#7 New Jersey
91 1.9%
#8 Washington
79 1.6%
California share of Sofie's total US births 14.3%
Even split

694 of 4,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Sofie appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sofie?
4,862 babies have been named Sofie since 1896. It currently ranks #1459 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 254 births.
When was Sofie most popular?
Sofie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,985 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Sofie most popular?
The top states for the name Sofie are California (694 births), Texas (321 births), New York (307 births).
How long has the name Sofie been used?
Sofie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 129 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sofie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sofia, 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, 1896–2024 (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.