Girls' name · since 2008
Sophey
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Sophey, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
36 girls have been named Sophey since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sophey recorded 36 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2013.
- #38,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophey ranks #38,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #38,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sophey's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sophey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sophey's full recorded timeline at 2011, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sophey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2013
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Sophey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Sophey's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Sophey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (64% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sophey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2008–2013 (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 Sophey 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.