US rank #2657 Girls' name Peak 2011 1,927 births

Zofia — #2657 US girls' name

1,927 babies named Zofia in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s611920s141950s51960s51980s131990s1182000s4692010s8402020s402
#2657
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zofia was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

102 babies were named Zofia in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zofia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,927 babies named Zofia between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zofia currently holds the #2657 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zofia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 840 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Zofia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 222 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zofia in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zofia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,927 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zofia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,927

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2011

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,657

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zofia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
102
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Zofia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
840 births that decade — 44% of Zofia's all-time total
1910s611920s141950s51960s51980s131990s1182000s4692010s8402020s402

Zofia by state

Where Zofia concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zofia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
222 11.5%
#2 California
166 8.6%
#3 New York
138 7.2%
#4 Texas
59 3.1%
#5 New Jersey
42 2.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
28 1.5%
#7 Michigan
23 1.2%
#8 Massachusetts
22 1.1%
Illinois share of Zofia's total US births 11.5%
Even split

222 of 1,927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Zofia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zofia?
1,927 babies have been named Zofia since 1912. It currently ranks #2657 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 102 births.
When was Zofia most popular?
Zofia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 840 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Zofia most popular?
The top states for the name Zofia are Illinois (222 births), California (166 births), New York (138 births).
How long has the name Zofia been used?
Zofia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zofia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zofie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.