Girls' name · since 1912
Sophy
Sophy has 508 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
508 babies have been named Sophy since 1912, making it today's #13298 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sophy recorded 508 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #13298 nationally today, ahead of 23% 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 1912 to 2025.
- #11,744 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,298 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 508 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophy ranks #11,744 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,298 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 508 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sophy's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sophy compares
508 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Sophy's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sophy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 508 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sophy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sophy's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sophy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Sophy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (148 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Sophy's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sophy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 148 births (29% of all-time use).
How Sophy 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 Sophy's total volume
Sophy by state
Where Sophy concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 4.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 1.4% |
21 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sophy's data
- Sophy's decade-level peak was the 2010s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sophys (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sophy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Sophy 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.