Unisex name · since 1984

Sophear

Sophear has 10 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#35,640 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1984
1980s
peak decade

10 boys have been named Sophear since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Sophear has 10 recorded births among boys since 1984, 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 1984 to 1987.

  • #35,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1984
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophear ranks #35,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.

#35,640 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1984
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Sophear's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sophear's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sophear's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded.

Sophear popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1984)
5
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5 19841987 5

Sophear popularity over time - girls

8 total births recorded since 1984 (Sophear as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 8 births
8 1984 8

Sophear by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Sophear's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Sophear births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sophear? ▼
Sophear has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,640 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 5 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
Where does Sophear sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophear ranks #35,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sophear most popular? ▼
Sophear was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Is Sophear a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Sophear is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 10 births, and as a girl's name it has 8 births.
How long has the name Sophear been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sophear since 1984 -- 4 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Sophear? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Sophear

Nearby Names Like Sophear

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sophear

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sophear: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–1987 (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 Sophear 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.