Girls' name · since 1880
Sophronia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,530 babies named Sophronia, peaking in 1900. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,530
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sophronia currently ranks #13211 among girls' names in America, with 1,530 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophronia has been recorded 1,530 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #13211 nationally and more common than 24% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5,625 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,211 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,530 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophronia ranks #5,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,211 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,530 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,530
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sophronia's 1,530 recorded births place it above 92.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Sophronia compares
1,530 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Sophronia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sophronia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,530 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sophronia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sophronia splits its recorded history at 1937: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1900 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sophronia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1900)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Sophronia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (201 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Sophronia's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Sophronia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
164 births
- 1890s
1890s
173 births
- 1900s
1900s
185 births
- 1910s
1910s
199 births
- 1920s
1920s
201 births
- 1930s
1930s
141 births
- 1940s
1940s
125 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 201 births (13% of all-time use).
How Sophronia 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 Sophronia's total volume
Sophronia by state
Where Sophronia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
5 of 1,530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sophronia's data
- Sophronia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sophronias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sophronia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1900)
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 Sophronia 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.