Girls' name · peaked in 2011
Sophie name popularity since 1925
106,655 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Sophie. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Sophie is about 16 years old in 2026. Sophie peaked in 2011 as the #51 name for girls, and it ranked #55 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 106,655
- Named Sophie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #55
- for girls in 2025 (3,984 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 106,594 girls · 61 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.67× its national share
Peak year is the year Sophie 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.
Sophie births per year, 1925–2025
2011 was the biggest year for Sophie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1929 and 1934, Sophie's share of baby girls fell by 57%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, it became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 2,520 baby girls to 1 in 864.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Sophie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Sophie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Sophie 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 | 4,278 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 2,870 | 6 | #409 |
| 1940s | 1,286 | 0 | #753 |
| 1950s | 1,049 | 0 | #964 |
| 1960s | 929 | 0 | #1,047 |
| 1970s | 724 | 0 | #1,437 |
| 1980s | 1,779 | 7 | #803 |
| 1990s | 7,993 | 0 | #379 |
| 2000s | 28,682 | 16 | #136 |
| 2010s | 35,675 | 20 | #104 |
| 2020–25 | 21,329 | 6 | #55 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.5% of babies named Sophie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Sophie is most popular
The index compares Sophie'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 Sophie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.67× | 2,372 |
| New Hampshire | 1.74× | 572 |
| Nevada | 1.70× | 633 |
| Connecticut | 1.62× | 1,833 |
| Massachusetts | 1.55× | 3,835 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Sophie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Sophie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Sophie (2011).
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