Recorded 1984–1989 Boys' name Peak 1985 37 births

Sophal — boys' name

37 babies named Sophal in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s37
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sophal was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sophal in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sophal

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Sophal between 1984 and 1989, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sophal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sophal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sophal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sophal 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 37 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.

Sophal at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

37

Since 1984

6 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1984

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sophal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1984

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 198919881987198619851984 6

Sophal by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
37 births that decade — 100% of Sophal's all-time total
1980s37

Sophal by state

Where Sophal concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sophal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 13.5%
California share of Sophal's total US births 13.5%

5 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sophal?
37 babies have been named Sophal since 1984. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Sophal most popular?
Sophal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sophal most popular?
The top states for the name Sophal are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sophal been used?
Sophal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 6 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sophal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sophia, Sophie, Sopheap, Sopheak, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–1989 (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.