Girls' name · since 2001
Sofya
Sofya has 287 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 287
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sofya is the #8654 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 287 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sofya has been recorded 287 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #8654 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #16,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,654 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 287 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sofya ranks #16,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,654 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 287 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 287
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sofya's 287 recorded births place it above 77.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sofya compares
287 44th percentile among 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
Sofya's all-time total is 24% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sofya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 287 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sofya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sofya's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sofya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sofya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (130 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Sofya's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Sofya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 130 births (45% of all-time use).
Sofya by state
Where Sofya concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
11 of 287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sofya's data
- Sofya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sofyas (11 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 Sofya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Sofya 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.