Girls' name · since 2001
Sophya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 625 babies named Sophya, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 625
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sophya is the #15927 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 625 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Sophya recorded 625 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #15927 nationally today, ahead of 8% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #10,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,927 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 625 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sophya ranks #10,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 625 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 625
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sophya's 625 recorded births place it above 85.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sophya compares
625 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Sophya's all-time total is 66% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sophya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 625 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sophya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sophya splits its recorded history at 2013: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sophya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sophya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (389 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Sophya's strongest decade.
389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Sophya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
389 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 389 births (62% of all-time use).
How Sophya 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 Sophya's total volume
Sophya by state
Where Sophya concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 21 | 3.4% |
91 of 625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sophya's data
- Sophya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (389 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sophyas (91 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sophya: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Sophya 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.