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Sofia name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sofia ranks #9 in female records (8,252 reported) and #8,819 in male records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Sofia becoming more popular?

Sofia's reported female count increased by 139 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #10 to #9. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sofia in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SofiaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9,1790201620252016: 9,179 female records2017: 8,175 female records2018: 7,667 female records2019: 7,402 female records2020: 6,990 female records2021: 6,983 female records2022: 7,285 female records2023: 7,665 female records2024: 8,113 female records2025: 8,252 female records2016: 8 male records2017: 7 male records2018: 8 male records2019: 14 male records2020: 8 male records2021: 6 male records2022: 8 male records2023: 8 male records2024: 5 male records2025: 9 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20258,252998,819
20248,11310513,960
20237,6651289,624
20227,2851389,712
20216,98318611,936
20206,9901789,437
20197,40217146,362
20187,6671789,543
20178,17515710,607
20169,1791489,547

Questions about Sofia’s popularity

How common is Sofia in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sofia ranks #9 in female records (8,252 reported) and #8,819 in male records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sofia?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sofia only.

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