How Many People Are Named Sophia?
people named Sophia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 816 people in the US has this name
Based on 439,619 babies named Sophia in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
22,354 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which is the name of a large basilica in Constantinople.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Sophia (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sophia alive today is about 15 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sophia first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2012, to 22,354 babies. In 2025, 12,572 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sophia was the #1 girls' name in the US in 2011 to 2013. It was in the top 10 for 20 years, 2006 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #5.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5 |
| Best rank | #1 (2011 to 2013) |
| Years at #1 | 3 |
| Years in the top 10 | 20 |
| Years in the top 100 | 29 (1997 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sophia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sophia were born in California than in any other state: about 67,431 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sophia was given 1.8 times as often in Rhode Island, 1.6 times in Vermont and 1.5 times in Delaware.
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