Boys' name · since 1985
Sophat
Sophat has 22 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Sophat since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sophat recorded 22 times among boys since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1987.
- #28,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophat ranks #28,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sophat's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sophat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sophat splits its recorded history at 1986: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sophat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1987
- Peak year (1985)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Sophat by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Sophat's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sophat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sophat: 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 (~2 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, 1985–1987 (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 Sophat 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.