Girls' name · since 1880
Sophie
Sophie has 138,577 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #55 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 138,577
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sophie is the #55 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 138,577 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Sophie recorded 138,577 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #55 nationally today, ahead of 99.7% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #55 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 138,577 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophie ranks #293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #55 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 138,577 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #55 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 138,577
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sophie's 138,577 recorded births place it above 99.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sophie compares
138,577 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sophie's all-time total is 369x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sophie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138,577 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,732 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sophie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sophie splits its recorded history at 1953: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (60 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 4,732 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sophie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 4,732
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Sophie popularity over time - boys
117 total births recorded since 1907 (Sophie as boys' name)
Sophie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35,675 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Sophie's strongest decade.
35,675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sophie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,267
1880s
1,267 births
- 1890s 2,424
1890s
2,424 births
- 1900s 3,839
1900s
3,839 births
- 1910s
1910s
16,179 births
- 1920s 12,552
1920s
12,552 births
- 1930s 2,870
1930s
2,870 births
- 1940s 1,286
1940s
1,286 births
- 1950s 1,049
1950s
1,049 births
- 1960s 929
1960s
929 births
- 1970s 724
1970s
724 births
- 1980s 1,779
1980s
1,779 births
- 1990s 7,993
1990s
7,993 births
- 2000s
2000s
28,682 births
- 2010s
2010s
35,675 births
- 2020s
2020s
21,329 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35,675 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sophie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sophie's total volume
Sophie by state
Where Sophie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 13,264 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 12,952 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 8,906 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 8,120 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7,182 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5,959 | 4.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5,133 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 4,461 | 3.2% |
13,264 of 138,577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sophie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sophie's data
- Sophie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (35,675 total births) through the 2020s (21,329) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sophies (13,264 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sophie
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sophie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sophie: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Sophie 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.