Sophia

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Sophia is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 426,919 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 426,419 as girls and 500 as boys. Sophia gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2012 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #165 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 12,088
2023 11,993
2022 12,387
2021 12,588
2020 13,106
2019 13,829
2018 14,020
2017 14,955
2016 16,200
2015 17,465
2014 18,661
2013 21,279
2012 22,353
2011 21,884
2010 20,681
2009 16,960
2008 16,102
2007 17,049
2006 13,525
2005 12,694
2004 10,959
2003 9,699
2002 8,671
2001 7,171
2000 6,570
1999 5,429
1998 4,314
1997 3,645
1996 2,518
1995 1,765
1994 1,620
1993 1,498
1992 1,355
1991 1,263
1990 1,129
1989 1,074
1988 1,170
1987 1,129
1986 1,065
1985 1,107
1984 1,082
1983 1,203
1982 1,161
1981 1,240
1980 641
1979 493
1978 409
1977 432
1976 366
1975 385
1974 385
1973 455
1972 486
1971 591
1970 580
1969 593
1968 553
1967 603
1966 589
1965 509
1964 477
1963 524
1962 486
1961 324
1960 262
1959 277
1958 226
1957 188
1956 121
1955 152
1954 113
1953 129
1952 110
1951 153
1950 109
1949 123
1948 112
1947 108
1946 107
1945 103
1944 104
1943 104
1942 81
1941 107
1940 105
1939 99
1938 88
1937 104
1936 98
1935 101
1934 112
1933 103
1932 132
1931 133
1930 152
1929 169
1928 195
1927 240
1926 234
1925 289
1924 357
1923 369
1922 390
1921 489
1920 545
1919 604
1918 629
1917 703
1916 697
1915 692
1914 548
1913 429
1912 397
1911 272
1910 271
1909 256
1908 276
1907 265
1906 247
1905 237
1904 230
1903 213
1902 256
1901 221
1900 259
1899 238
1898 240
1897 278
1896 278
1895 259
1894 276
1893 247
1892 241
1891 220
1890 245
1889 251
1888 251
1887 192
1886 218
1885 185
1884 170
1883 159
1882 179
1881 122
1880 138