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.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,572 | 12,616 | #5 | #7,606 |
| 2024 | 12,126 | 12,171 | #6 | — |
| 2023 | 12,008 | 12,048 | #5 | #8,827 |
| 2022 | 12,394 | 12,451 | #5 | #7,198 |
| 2021 | 12,595 | 12,648 | #6 | #8,078 |
| 2020 | 13,116 | 13,175 | #4 | #7,431 |
| 2019 | 13,837 | 13,898 | #4 | #5,765 |
| 2018 | 14,029 | 14,102 | #5 | #5,742 |
| 2017 | 14,966 | 15,063 | #5 | #5,083 |
| 2016 | 16,203 | 16,311 | #4 | #5,286 |
| 2015 | 17,468 | 17,594 | #3 | #6,265 |
| 2014 | 18,663 | 18,786 | #3 | #5,034 |
| 2013 | 21,281 | 21,411 | #1 | #3,947 |
| 2012 | 22,354 | 22,463 | #1 | #5,215 |
| 2011 | 21,886 | 22,000 | #1 | #4,335 |
| 2010 | 20,682 | 20,785 | #2 | #3,974 |
| 2009 | 16,960 | 17,023 | #4 | #8,899 |
| 2008 | 16,103 | 16,206 | #7 | #7,120 |
| 2007 | 17,049 | 17,113 | #6 | #5,181 |
| 2006 | 13,525 | 13,592 | #9 | #4,349 |
| 2005 | 12,694 | 12,741 | #12 | #5,244 |
| 2004 | 10,959 | 11,001 | #15 | #2,686 |
| 2003 | 9,700 | 9,749 | #20 | #5,834 |
| 2002 | 8,671 | 8,706 | #27 | #10,483 |
| 2001 | 7,171 | 7,197 | #37 | #7,429 |
| 2000 | 6,570 | 6,621 | #42 | #10,178 |
| 1999 | 5,429 | 5,452 | #53 | #9,740 |
| 1998 | 4,314 | 4,323 | #73 | #9,486 |
| 1997 | 3,645 | — | #94 | #10,596 |
| 1996 | 2,518 | — | #125 | #10,335 |
| 1995 | 1,765 | — | #168 | — |
| 1994 | 1,621 | — | #185 | #7,647 |
| 1993 | 1,498 | — | #196 | — |
| 1992 | 1,355 | — | #211 | — |
| 1991 | 1,263 | — | #226 | — |
| 1990 | 1,129 | — | #251 | #9,322 |
| 1989 | 1,075 | — | #254 | #3,783 |
| 1988 | 1,171 | — | #226 | #8,343 |
| 1987 | 1,129 | — | #238 | #7,983 |
| 1986 | 1,066 | — | #245 | #6,620 |
| 1985 | 1,107 | — | #236 | #4,645 |
| 1984 | 1,082 | — | #235 | — |
| 1983 | 1,203 | — | #210 | #5,412 |
| 1982 | 1,161 | — | #224 | — |
| 1981 | 1,240 | — | #211 | #7,137 |
| 1980 | 641 | — | #366 | — |
| 1979 | 494 | — | #424 | — |
| 1978 | 409 | — | #477 | — |
| 1977 | 432 | — | #457 | — |
| 1976 | 366 | — | #496 | — |
| 1975 | 385 | — | #487 | #6,220 |
| 1974 | 387 | — | #468 | — |
| 1973 | 455 | — | #429 | — |
| 1972 | 486 | — | #405 | — |
| 1971 | 590 | — | #385 | — |
| 1970 | 582 | — | #402 | — |
| 1969 | 593 | — | #385 | — |
| 1968 | 553 | — | #392 | #4,660 |
| 1967 | 603 | — | #367 | — |
| 1966 | 589 | — | #376 | — |
| 1965 | 509 | — | #416 | — |
| 1964 | 477 | — | #452 | #3,981 |
| 1963 | 524 | — | #426 | — |
| 1962 | 486 | — | #438 | — |
| 1961 | 324 | — | #547 | — |
| 1960 | 261 | — | #623 | — |
| 1959 | 277 | — | #595 | — |
| 1958 | 226 | — | #661 | — |
| 1957 | 188 | — | #730 | — |
| 1956 | 121 | — | #922 | — |
| 1955 | 152 | — | #782 | — |
| 1954 | 113 | — | #909 | — |
| 1953 | 129 | — | #815 | — |
| 1952 | 110 | — | #883 | — |
| 1951 | 153 | — | #709 | — |
| 1950 | 109 | — | #849 | — |
| 1949 | 123 | — | #781 | — |
| 1948 | 112 | — | #831 | — |
| 1947 | 108 | — | #847 | — |
| 1946 | 107 | — | #800 | — |
| 1945 | 103 | — | #736 | — |
| 1944 | 104 | — | #752 | — |
| 1943 | 104 | — | #761 | — |
| 1942 | 81 | — | #858 | — |
| 1941 | 107 | — | #680 | — |
| 1940 | 105 | — | #680 | — |
| 1939 | 99 | — | #687 | — |
| 1938 | 88 | — | #735 | — |
| 1937 | 104 | — | #669 | — |
| 1936 | 98 | — | #671 | — |
| 1935 | 101 | — | #658 | — |
| 1934 | 112 | — | #650 | #4,138 |
| 1933 | 103 | — | #649 | — |
| 1932 | 132 | — | #571 | — |
| 1931 | 133 | — | #574 | — |
| 1930 | 152 | — | #554 | — |
| 1929 | 169 | — | #527 | — |
| 1928 | 195 | — | #495 | — |
| 1927 | 240 | — | #448 | — |
| 1926 | 234 | — | #442 | — |
| 1925 | 289 | — | #403 | — |
| 1924 | 357 | — | #365 | — |
| 1923 | 369 | — | #342 | — |
| 1922 | 390 | — | #331 | — |
| 1921 | 489 | — | #299 | — |
| 1920 | 545 | — | #279 | — |
| 1919 | 604 | — | #261 | — |
| 1918 | 629 | — | #256 | — |
| 1917 | 703 | — | #235 | #4,499 |
| 1916 | 697 | — | #232 | — |
| 1915 | 692 | — | #227 | — |
| 1914 | 548 | — | #229 | — |
| 1913 | 429 | — | #232 | — |
| 1912 | 397 | — | #225 | — |
| 1911 | 272 | — | #238 | — |
| 1910 | 271 | — | #237 | — |
| 1909 | 256 | — | #222 | — |
| 1908 | 276 | — | #203 | — |
| 1907 | 265 | — | #198 | — |
| 1906 | 247 | — | #194 | — |
| 1905 | 237 | — | #198 | — |
| 1904 | 230 | — | #197 | — |
| 1903 | 213 | — | #199 | — |
| 1902 | 256 | — | #180 | — |
| 1901 | 221 | — | #187 | — |
| 1900 | 259 | — | #197 | — |
| 1899 | 238 | — | #180 | — |
| 1898 | 240 | — | #189 | — |
| 1897 | 278 | — | #164 | — |
| 1896 | 278 | — | #160 | — |
| 1895 | 259 | — | #164 | — |
| 1894 | 276 | — | #156 | — |
| 1893 | 247 | — | #159 | — |
| 1892 | 241 | — | #162 | — |
| 1891 | 220 | — | #153 | — |
| 1890 | 245 | — | #144 | — |
| 1889 | 251 | — | #139 | — |
| 1888 | 251 | — | #136 | — |
| 1887 | 192 | — | #137 | — |
| 1886 | 218 | — | #128 | — |
| 1885 | 185 | — | #134 | — |
| 1884 | 170 | — | #135 | — |
| 1883 | 159 | — | #129 | — |
| 1882 | 179 | — | #116 | — |
| 1881 | 122 | — | #131 | — |
| 1880 | 138 | — | #118 | — |