Trend of the Popularity of Sophia as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 12,561 female babies that were named Sophia in the US, which was 0.78% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Sophia peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2012 with a count of 22,336 babies, which was 1.27% of the total female babies born in the US in 2012.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Sophia, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Sophia.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Sophia in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Sophia in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Sophia from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Sophia as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	641	0.04
1981	1235	0.07
1982	1161	0.07
1983	1196	0.07
1984	1082	0.06
1985	1098	0.06
1986	1060	0.06
1987	1124	0.07
1988	1166	0.07
1989	1060	0.06
1990	1124	0.06
1991	1263	0.07
1992	1355	0.07
1993	1498	0.08
1994	1614	0.09
1995	1765	0.10
1996	2513	0.14
1997	3640	0.21
1998	4308	0.24
1999	5423	0.31
2000	6564	0.36
2001	7162	0.40
2002	8665	0.48
2003	9687	0.53
2004	10919	0.60
2005	12678	0.69
2006	13503	0.71
2007	17031	0.89
2008	16091	0.85
2009	16951	0.92
2010	20656	1.16
2011	21863	1.24
2012	22336	1.27
2013	21255	1.21
2014	18644	1.04
2015	17454	0.98
2016	16185	0.91
2017	14947	0.87
2018	14013	0.82
2019	13821	0.82
2020	13105	0.81
2021	12585	0.77
2022	12382	0.76
2023	11999	0.75
2024	12126	0.75
2025	12561	0.78