Girls' name · since 1982
Sophonie
166 babies named Sophonie in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sophonie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 166 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Sophonie recorded 166 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2022.
- #21,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophonie ranks #21,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sophonie's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Sophonie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sophonie's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sophonie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2022
- Peak year (1997)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Sophonie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Sophonie's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sophonie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (30% of all-time use).
Sophonie by state
Where Sophonie concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
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What to do with Sophonie's data
- Sophonie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Sophonies (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sophonie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1982–2022 (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 Sophonie 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.