Girls' name · peaked in 2012
Sophia name popularity since 1925
425,380 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Sophia. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Sophia is about 14 years old in 2026. Sophia peaked in 2012 as the #1 name for girls, and it ranked #5 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 425,380
- Named Sophia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #5
- for girls in 2025 (12,561 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 424,874 girls · 506 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.44× its national share
Peak year is the year Sophia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Sophia births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Sophia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1925 and 1930, Sophia's share of baby girls fell by 44%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, it became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 996 baby girls to 1 in 277.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Sophia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Sophia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Sophia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,117 | 5 | #658 |
| 1940s | 1,054 | 0 | #736 |
| 1950s | 1,578 | 0 | #782 |
| 1960s | 4,908 | 11 | #416 |
| 1970s | 4,581 | 5 | #487 |
| 1980s | 10,823 | 52 | #236 |
| 1990s | 24,503 | 34 | #168 |
| 2000s | 119,251 | 151 | #12 |
| 2010s | 181,174 | 195 | #3 |
| 2020–25 | 74,758 | 53 | #5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.5% of babies named Sophia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Sophia is most popular
The index compares Sophia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Sophia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.44× | 3,717 |
| Arizona | 1.85× | 10,211 |
| Florida | 1.80× | 27,752 |
| California | 1.51× | 68,242 |
| Alaska | 1.47× | 930 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Sophia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Sophia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Sophia (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data