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Sophia name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sophia ranks #5 in female records (12,561 reported) and #7,606 in male records (11 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Sophia becoming more popular?

Sophia's reported female count increased by 435 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #6 to #5. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sophia 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 SophiaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.16,1850201620252016: 16,185 female records2017: 14,947 female records2018: 14,013 female records2019: 13,821 female records2020: 13,105 female records2021: 12,585 female records2022: 12,382 female records2023: 11,999 female records2024: 12,126 female records2025: 12,561 female records2016: 18 male records2017: 19 male records2018: 16 male records2019: 16 male records2020: 11 male records2021: 10 male records2022: 12 male records2023: 9 male records2025: 11 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
202512,5615117,606
202412,1266——
202311,999598,827
202212,3825127,198
202112,5856108,078
202013,1054117,431
201913,8214165,765
201814,0135165,742
201714,9475195,083
201616,1854185,286

Questions about Sophia’s popularity

How common is Sophia in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sophia ranks #5 in female records (12,561 reported) and #7,606 in male records (11 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 Sophia?

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

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