Recorded 2009–2023 Girls' name Peak 2021 59 births

Sofiyah — girls' name

59 babies named Sofiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s282020s26
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sofiyah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sofiyah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sofiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Sofiyah between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sofiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sofiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sofiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sofiyah 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 59 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.

Sofiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

59

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sofiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2023202220212020201820172015201420112009 5

Sofiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28 births that decade — 47% of Sofiyah's all-time total
2000s52010s282020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sofiyah?
59 babies have been named Sofiyah since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Sofiyah most popular?
Sofiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Sofiyah been used?
Sofiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sofiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sofia, Sofie, Sofiya, Sofi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2009–2023 (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.