Girls' name · since 1912
Zofia
Zofia has 2,013 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,158 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,013
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zofia is the #2158 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,013 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Zofia recorded 2,013 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #2158 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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.
- #4,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,158 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,013 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zofia ranks #4,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,158 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,013 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,158 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,013
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zofia's 2,013 recorded births place it above 93.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Zofia compares
2,013 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Zofia's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zofia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,013 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zofia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zofia's full recorded timeline at 2001, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zofia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Zofia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (840 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Zofia's strongest decade.
840 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zofia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 61
1910s
61 births
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
469 births
- 2010s
2010s
840 births
- 2020s
2020s
488 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 840 births (42% of all-time use).
How Zofia 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 Zofia's total volume
Zofia by state
Where Zofia concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 234 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 174 | 8.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 145 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 69 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 42 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 23 | 1.1% |
234 of 2,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Zofia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zofia's data
- Zofia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (840 total births) through the 2020s (488) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Zofias (234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Zofia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zofia: 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 (~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 Zofia 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.