Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Sophia

#83 most common girls' name of all time · #162 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#83
Rank overall
#162 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
439,619
Since 2016
133,846
Peak year
2012 #1
Best rank
#1 2011
Girls Boys peak 22,354/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Sophia is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 12,561 11 12,572 #5
2024 12,126 — 12,126 #6
2023 11,999 9 12,008 #5
2022 12,382 12 12,394 #5
2021 12,585 10 12,595 #6
2020 13,105 11 13,116 #4
2019 13,821 16 13,837 #4
2018 14,013 16 14,029 #5
2017 14,947 19 14,966 #5
2016 16,185 18 16,203 #4
2015 17,454 14 17,468 #3
2014 18,644 19 18,663 #3
2013 21,255 26 21,281 #1
2012 22,336 18 22,354 #1
2011 21,863 23 21,886 #1
2010 20,656 26 20,682 #2
2009 16,951 9 16,960 #4
2008 16,091 12 16,103 #7
2007 17,031 18 17,049 #6
2006 13,503 22 13,525 #9
2005 12,678 16 12,694 #12
2004 10,919 40 10,959 #15
2003 9,687 13 9,700 #20
2002 8,665 6 8,671 #27
2001 7,162 9 7,171 #37
2000 6,564 6 6,570 #42
1999 5,423 6 5,429 #53
1998 4,308 6 4,314 #73
1997 3,640 5 3,645 #94
1996 2,513 5 2,518 #125
1995 1,765 — 1,765 #168
1994 1,614 7 1,621 #185
1993 1,498 — 1,498 #196
1992 1,355 — 1,355 #211
1991 1,263 — 1,263 #225
1990 1,124 5 1,129 #250
1989 1,060 15 1,075 #254
1988 1,166 5 1,171 #226
1987 1,124 5 1,129 #238
1986 1,060 6 1,066 #245
1985 1,098 9 1,107 #236
1984 1,082 — 1,082 #235
1983 1,196 7 1,203 #210
1982 1,161 — 1,161 #224
1981 1,235 5 1,240 #211
1980 641 — 641 #366
1979 494 — 494 #423
1978 409 — 409 #476
1977 432 — 432 #457
1976 366 — 366 #496
1975 380 5 385 #486
1974 387 — 387 #466
1973 455 — 455 #429
1972 486 — 486 #405
1971 590 — 590 #385
1970 582 — 582 #402
1969 593 — 593 #385
1968 548 5 553 #392
1967 603 — 603 #367
1966 589 — 589 #376
1965 509 — 509 #414
1964 471 6 477 #452
1963 524 — 524 #425
1962 486 — 486 #438
1961 324 — 324 #546
1960 261 — 261 #622
1959 277 — 277 #595
1958 226 — 226 #659
1957 188 — 188 #730
1956 121 — 121 #914
1955 152 — 152 #780
1954 113 — 113 #906
1953 129 — 129 #809
1952 110 — 110 #878
1951 153 — 153 #706
1950 109 — 109 #842
1949 123 — 123 #779
1948 112 — 112 #822
1947 108 — 108 #842
1946 107 — 107 #796
1945 103 — 103 #734
1944 104 — 104 #747
1943 104 — 104 #758
1942 81 — 81 #853
1941 107 — 107 #678
1940 105 — 105 #675
1939 99 — 99 #680
1938 88 — 88 #731
1937 104 — 104 #666
1936 98 — 98 #666
1935 101 — 101 #654
1934 107 5 112 #648
1933 103 — 103 #646
1932 132 — 132 #569
1931 133 — 133 #572
1930 152 — 152 #553
1929 169 — 169 #525
1928 195 — 195 #494
1927 240 — 240 #447
1926 234 — 234 #442
1925 289 — 289 #402
1924 357 — 357 #364
1923 369 — 369 #342
1922 390 — 390 #331
1921 489 — 489 #299
1920 545 — 545 #279
1919 604 — 604 #261
1918 629 — 629 #256
1917 698 5 703 #235
1916 697 — 697 #232
1915 692 — 692 #226
1914 548 — 548 #229
1913 429 — 429 #232
1912 397 — 397 #225
1911 272 — 272 #238
1910 271 — 271 #237
1909 256 — 256 #222
1908 276 — 276 #203
1907 265 — 265 #197
1906 247 — 247 #194
1905 237 — 237 #197
1904 230 — 230 #195
1903 213 — 213 #197
1902 256 — 256 #179
1901 221 — 221 #187
1900 259 — 259 #197
1899 238 — 238 #180
1898 240 — 240 #188
1897 278 — 278 #162
1896 278 — 278 #160
1895 259 — 259 #164
1894 276 — 276 #156
1893 247 — 247 #159
1892 241 — 241 #162
1891 220 — 220 #153
1890 245 — 245 #144
1889 251 — 251 #138
1888 251 — 251 #136
1887 192 — 192 #137
1886 218 — 218 #128
1885 185 — 185 #134
1884 170 — 170 #134
1883 159 — 159 #129
1882 179 — 179 #116
1881 122 — 122 #130
1880 138 — 138 #118