US rank #11464 Girls' name Peak 2012 528 births

Sophi — #11464 US girls' name

528 babies named Sophi in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s462000s2042010s2242020s54
#11464
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sophi was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

40 babies were named Sophi in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sophi

The Social Security Administration has registered 528 babies named Sophi between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sophi currently holds the #11464 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sophi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sophi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Sophi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sophi 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 528 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.

Sophi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

528

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2012

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,464

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sophi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
40
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 202420202016201220082004200019961993 5

Sophi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
224 births that decade — 42% of Sophi's all-time total
1990s462000s2042010s2242020s54

Sophi by state

Where Sophi concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sophi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
24 4.5%
#2 California
5 0.9%
#3 Indiana
5 0.9%
#4 Minnesota
5 0.9%
Texas share of Sophi's total US births 4.5%
Even split

24 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sophi?
528 babies have been named Sophi since 1993. It currently ranks #11464 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 40 births.
When was Sophi most popular?
Sophi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Sophi most popular?
The top states for the name Sophi are Texas (24 births), California (5 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Sophi been used?
Sophi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sophi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sophia, Sophie, Sophronia, Sophya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.