US rank #2310 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,144 births

Sofiya — #2310 US girls' name

1,144 babies named Sofiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s2712010s5282020s324
#2310
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Sofiya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

80 babies were named Sofiya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sofiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,144 babies named Sofiya between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sofiya currently holds the #2310 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sofiya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 528 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sofiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 119 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sofiya in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sofiya 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 1,144 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.

Sofiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,144

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2024

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,310

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sofiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
80
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Sofiya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
528 births that decade — 46% of Sofiya's all-time total
1990s212000s2712010s5282020s324

Sofiya by state

Where Sofiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sofiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
119 10.4%
#2 California
115 10.1%
#3 Florida
23 2.0%
#4 Illinois
20 1.7%
#5 Ohio
20 1.7%
#6 Washington
12 1.0%
#7 Texas
8 0.7%
#8 Michigan
7 0.6%
New York share of Sofiya's total US births 10.4%
Even split

119 of 1,144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Sofiya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sofiya?
1,144 babies have been named Sofiya since 1994. It currently ranks #2310 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 80 births.
When was Sofiya most popular?
Sofiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 528 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sofiya most popular?
The top states for the name Sofiya are New York (119 births), California (115 births), Florida (23 births).
How long has the name Sofiya been used?
Sofiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sofiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sofia, Sofie, 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, 1994–2024 (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.