Baby names
How popular is the name Sophia?
In 2025, 12,561 baby girls in the U.S. were named Sophia, the 5th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 2012, when 22,336 girls got the name. 439,108 girls have been named Sophia since 1880. It was also given to 11 boys in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#5
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
12,561
girls named Sophia
Peak year
2012
22,336 girls
Girls named Sophia each year since 1880
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The numbers for Sophia (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,561 |
| 2024 | 12,126 |
| 2023 | 11,999 |
| 2022 | 12,382 |
| 2021 | 12,585 |
| 2020 | 13,105 |
| 2019 | 13,821 |
| 2018 | 14,013 |
| 2017 | 14,947 |
| 2016 | 16,185 |
| 2015 | 17,454 |
| 2014 | 18,644 |
| 2013 | 21,255 |
| 2012 | 22,336 |
| 2011 | 21,863 |
| 2010 | 20,656 |
| 2009 | 16,951 |
| 2008 | 16,091 |
| 2007 | 17,031 |
| 2006 | 13,503 |
| 2005 | 12,678 |
| 2004 | 10,919 |
| 2003 | 9,687 |
| 2002 | 8,665 |
| 2001 | 7,162 |
| 2000 | 6,564 |
| 1999 | 5,423 |
| 1998 | 4,308 |
| 1997 | 3,640 |
| 1996 | 2,513 |
| 1995 | 1,765 |
| 1994 | 1,614 |
| 1993 | 1,498 |
| 1992 | 1,355 |
| 1991 | 1,263 |
| 1990 | 1,124 |
| 1989 | 1,060 |
| 1988 | 1,166 |
| 1987 | 1,124 |
| 1986 | 1,060 |
| 1985 | 1,098 |
| 1984 | 1,082 |
| 1983 | 1,196 |
| 1982 | 1,161 |
| 1981 | 1,235 |
| 1980 | 641 |
| 1979 | 494 |
| 1978 | 409 |
| 1977 | 432 |
| 1976 | 366 |
| 1975 | 380 |
| 1974 | 387 |
| 1973 | 455 |
| 1972 | 486 |
| 1971 | 590 |
| 1970 | 582 |
| 1969 | 593 |
| 1968 | 548 |
| 1967 | 603 |
| 1966 | 589 |
| 1965 | 509 |
| 1964 | 471 |
| 1963 | 524 |
| 1962 | 486 |
| 1961 | 324 |
| 1960 | 261 |
| 1959 | 277 |
| 1958 | 226 |
| 1957 | 188 |
| 1956 | 121 |
| 1955 | 152 |
| 1954 | 113 |
| 1953 | 129 |
| 1952 | 110 |
| 1951 | 153 |
| 1950 | 109 |
| 1949 | 123 |
| 1948 | 112 |
| 1947 | 108 |
| 1946 | 107 |
| 1945 | 103 |
| 1944 | 104 |
| 1943 | 104 |
| 1942 | 81 |
| 1941 | 107 |
| 1940 | 105 |
| 1939 | 99 |
| 1938 | 88 |
| 1937 | 104 |
| 1936 | 98 |
| 1935 | 101 |
| 1934 | 107 |
| 1933 | 103 |
| 1932 | 132 |
| 1931 | 133 |
| 1930 | 152 |
| 1929 | 169 |
| 1928 | 195 |
| 1927 | 240 |
| 1926 | 234 |
| 1925 | 289 |
| 1924 | 357 |
| 1923 | 369 |
| 1922 | 390 |
| 1921 | 489 |
| 1920 | 545 |
| 1919 | 604 |
| 1918 | 629 |
| 1917 | 698 |
| 1916 | 697 |
| 1915 | 692 |
| 1914 | 548 |
| 1913 | 429 |
| 1912 | 397 |
| 1911 | 272 |
| 1910 | 271 |
| 1909 | 256 |
| 1908 | 276 |
| 1907 | 265 |
| 1906 | 247 |
| 1905 | 237 |
| 1904 | 230 |
| 1903 | 213 |
| 1902 | 256 |
| 1901 | 221 |
| 1900 | 259 |
| 1899 | 238 |
| 1898 | 240 |
| 1897 | 278 |
| 1896 | 278 |
| 1895 | 259 |
| 1894 | 276 |
| 1893 | 247 |
| 1892 | 241 |
| 1891 | 220 |
| 1890 | 245 |
| 1889 | 251 |
| 1888 | 251 |
| 1887 | 192 |
| 1886 | 218 |
| 1885 | 185 |
| 1884 | 170 |
| 1883 | 159 |
| 1882 | 179 |
| 1881 | 122 |
| 1880 | 138 |
Boys named Sophia each year since 1880
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The numbers for Sophia (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2013 | 26 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2004 | 40 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 15 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1980 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1972 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1969 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1967 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1966 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1965 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1964 | 6 |
| 1963 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1962 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1961 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1960 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1959 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1958 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1957 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1956 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1955 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1954 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1953 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1952 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1951 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1950 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1949 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1948 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1947 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1946 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1945 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1944 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1943 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1942 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1941 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1940 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1939 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1938 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1937 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1936 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1935 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1933 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1932 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1931 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1930 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1929 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1928 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1927 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1926 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1925 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1924 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1923 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1922 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1921 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1920 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1919 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1918 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1916 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1915 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.