Recorded 2003–2023 Girls' name Peak 2014 222 births

Sophiah — girls' name

222 babies named Sophiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s462010s1552020s21
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Sophiah was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

27 babies were named Sophiah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sophiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Sophiah between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sophiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sophiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sophiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sophiah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sophiah 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 222 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.

Sophiah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

222

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2014

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sophiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
27
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
051015202530 2023201820152012200920062003 5

Sophiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
155 births that decade — 70% of Sophiah's all-time total
2000s462010s1552020s21

Sophiah by state

Where Sophiah concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sophiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.7%
California share of Sophiah's total US births 2.7%

6 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sophiah?
222 babies have been named Sophiah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 27 births.
When was Sophiah most popular?
Sophiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Sophiah most popular?
The top states for the name Sophiah are California (6 births).
How long has the name Sophiah been used?
Sophiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sophiah?
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.

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, 2003–2023 (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.