Sophia

soh-FEE-uh /soʊˈfiə/
girl 2 syllables steady

Sophia is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #5 in 2025.

Sophia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5 among girls (12,561) and #7,606 among boys (11) — overall #9 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.

About the name Sophia

Pronunciationsoh-FEE-uh /soʊˈfiə/
CultureGreek
#5among girls 2025
#7,606among boys 2025
#1,207unisex rank 2025
#9among all names 2025
12,561girls 2025 (12,605 incl. terr.)
11boys 2025

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How popular is Sophia?

Girls named Sophia 12,605 in 2025
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Girls named Sophia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Boys named Sophia 11 in 2025
19171920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Sophia per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Sophia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202512,57212,616#5#7,606
202412,12612,171#6
202312,00812,048#5#8,827
202212,39412,451#5#7,198
202112,59512,648#6#8,078
202013,11613,175#4#7,431
201913,83713,898#4#5,765
201814,02914,102#5#5,742
201714,96615,063#5#5,083
201616,20316,311#4#5,286
201517,46817,594#3#6,265
201418,66318,786#3#5,034
201321,28121,411#1#3,947
201222,35422,463#1#5,215
201121,88622,000#1#4,335
201020,68220,785#2#3,974
200916,96017,023#4#8,899
200816,10316,206#7#7,120
200717,04917,113#6#5,181
200613,52513,592#9#4,349
200512,69412,741#12#5,244
200410,95911,001#15#2,686
20039,7009,749#20#5,834
20028,6718,706#27#10,483
20017,1717,197#37#7,429
20006,5706,621#42#10,178
19995,4295,452#53#9,740
19984,3144,323#73#9,486
19973,645#94#10,596
19962,518#125#10,335
19951,765#168
19941,621#185#7,647
19931,498#196
19921,355#211
19911,263#226
19901,129#251#9,322
19891,075#254#3,783
19881,171#226#8,343
19871,129#238#7,983
19861,066#245#6,620
19851,107#236#4,645
19841,082#235
19831,203#210#5,412
19821,161#224
19811,240#211#7,137
1980641#366
1979494#424
1978409#477
1977432#457
1976366#496
1975385#487#6,220
1974387#468
1973455#429
1972486#405
1971590#385
1970582#402
1969593#385
1968553#392#4,660
1967603#367
1966589#376
1965509#416
1964477#452#3,981
1963524#426
1962486#438
1961324#547
1960261#623
1959277#595
1958226#661
1957188#730
1956121#922
1955152#782
1954113#909
1953129#815
1952110#883
1951153#709
1950109#849
1949123#781
1948112#831
1947108#847
1946107#800
1945103#736
1944104#752
1943104#761
194281#858
1941107#680
1940105#680
193999#687
193888#735
1937104#669
193698#671
1935101#658
1934112#650#4,138
1933103#649
1932132#571
1931133#574
1930152#554
1929169#527
1928195#495
1927240#448
1926234#442
1925289#403
1924357#365
1923369#342
1922390#331
1921489#299
1920545#279
1919604#261
1918629#256
1917703#235#4,499
1916697#232
1915692#227
1914548#229
1913429#232
1912397#225
1911272#238
1910271#237
1909256#222
1908276#203
1907265#198
1906247#194
1905237#198
1904230#197
1903213#199
1902256#180
1901221#187
1900259#197
1899238#180
1898240#189
1897278#164
1896278#160
1895259#164
1894276#156
1893247#159
1892241#162
1891220#153
1890245#144
1889251#139
1888251#136
1887192#137
1886218#128
1885185#134
1884170#135
1883159#129
1882179#116
1881122#131
1880138#118