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Sophia: U.S. name history
Published Social Security birth-name counts for the exact spelling Sophia in the female recorded field, 1880–2025.
In the latest file, Sophia was at position 5 among published female-field spellings, with 12,561 recorded births. That is up 435 from 12,126 in 2024. Its first released row in this archive is from 1880; a missing earlier row does not establish when the name began to exist.
What the historical pattern shows
Sophia rose from position 42 in 2000 to second in 2010. Its highest annual count in this series followed in 2012. By 2025 it was fifth, still a top-ten spelling despite a lower count than at its peak.
The SSA publishes Sofia as a separate spelling. Sofia is also in the 2025 top ten. The two records should be inspected together when comparing spelling choices, but their counts should not be silently merged or treated as one official rank.
Selected annual records
| Birth year | Published count | Position* |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 138 | 118 |
| 1900 | 259 | 197 |
| 1925 | 289 | 403 |
| 1950 | 109 | 849 |
| 1975 | 380 | 487 |
| 1990 | 1,124 | 251 |
| 2000 | 6,564 | 42 |
| 2010 | 20,656 | 2 |
| 2012 | 22,336 | 1 |
| 2015 | 17,454 | 3 |
| 2020 | 13,105 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12,126 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12,561 | 5 |
*Position is calculated from the published entries in one year and field, ordered by count; it is not an official SSA rank. Counts are not adjusted for population or coverage. SSA suppresses small cells, so no row does not mean zero births.
Keep exploring
Compare Sofia · Amelia; inspect any spelling in the annual popularity tool; or see the 2025 overview.
Sources: SSA national data and suppression rules · our data method. Data reviewed 1 November 2026.