Girls' name · since 1994
Sofiya
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,195 babies named Sofiya, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,195
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sofiya is the #3155 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,195 recorded since 1994.
Sofiya has 1,195 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3155 as of the latest data, more common than 82% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #6,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,155 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,195 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sofiya ranks #6,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,155 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,195 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,195
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sofiya's 1,195 recorded births place it above 90.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sofiya compares
1,195 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Sofiya's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sofiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,195 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sofiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sofiya's full recorded timeline at 2011, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sofiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Sofiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (528 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Sofiya's strongest decade.
528 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sofiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s
2010s
528 births
- 2020s
2020s
375 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 528 births (44% of all-time use).
How Sofiya 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 Sofiya's total volume
Sofiya by state
Where Sofiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 131 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 115 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Washington | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Texas | | 8 | 0.7% |
131 of 1,195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Sofiya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sofiya's data
- Sofiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (528 total births) through the 2020s (375) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sofiyas (131 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sofiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Sofiya 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.