US rank #10703 Girls' name Peak 2011 274 births

Sofya — #10703 US girls' name

274 babies named Sofya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s922010s1302020s52
#10703
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 39% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2011
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sofya in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sofya

The Social Security Administration has registered 274 babies named Sofya between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sofya currently holds the #10703 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sofya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sofya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sofya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sofya 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 274 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.

Sofya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

274

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2011

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,703

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sofya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
23
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Sofya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
130 births that decade — 47% of Sofya's all-time total
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Sofya by state

Where Sofya concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sofya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 4.0%
#2 California
6 2.2%
New York share of Sofya's total US births 4.0%
Even split

11 of 274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sofya?
274 babies have been named Sofya since 2001. It currently ranks #10703 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 23 births.
When was Sofya most popular?
Sofya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Sofya most popular?
The top states for the name Sofya are New York (11 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Sofya been used?
Sofya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sofya?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.