Girls' name · since 1896
Sofie
5,003 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.
- #2,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,534 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,003
- born since 1896
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sofie is the #1534 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,003 recorded since 1896.
Sofie has 5,003 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1534 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, 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 1896 to 2025.
- #2,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,534 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,003 born since 1896
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sofie ranks #2,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,534 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,003 born since 1896, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,534 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,003
- born since 1896
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sofie's 5,003 recorded births place it above 96.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sofie compares
5,003 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Sofie's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sofie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,003 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 254 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sofie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sofie splits its recorded history at 1974: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 254 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sofie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 254
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Sofie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,986 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Sofie's strongest decade.
1,986 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sofie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 65
1910s
65 births
- 1920s 106
1920s
106 births
- 1930s 67
1930s
67 births
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 47
1950s
47 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 279
1990s
279 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,377 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,986 births
- 2020s
2020s
907 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,986 births (40% of all-time use).
How Sofie 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 Sofie's total volume
Sofie by state
Where Sofie concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 710 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 328 | 6.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 320 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 233 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 218 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 106 | 2.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 91 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 82 | 1.6% |
710 of 5,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Sofie appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sofie's data
- Sofie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,986 total births) through the 2020s (907) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sofies (710 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sofie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Sofie 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.