Unisex name · since 1985
Sophana
14 babies named Sophana in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sophana sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 1985.
Sophana has 14 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1986.
- #31,951 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophana ranks #31,951 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sophana's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sophana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sophana's full recorded timeline at 1986, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 7 recorded births.
Sophana popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1986
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Sophana popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1987 (Sophana as girls' name)
Sophana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Sophana's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sophana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Sophana by state
Where Sophana concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 35.7% |
5 of 14 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sophana's data
- California records the most Sophanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sophana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1985–1986 (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 Sophana 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.