Girl name
Sophia
Sophia holds the #5 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 12,561 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2011 (#1 nationally, 21,863 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in District of Columbia (#1 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#5
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1
in 2011 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
12,561
girls named Sophia
Sophia popularity, 1880–2025
Where Sophia is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#4), Delaware (#2), District of Columbia (#1)
Uniqueness score
3/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sophia in the most recent year of SSA data.