NameTides

Sophia

Sophia was the #5 girls' name in the US in 2025 (12,561 babies), and #13 in England & Wales and #4 in Canada.

Sophia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Sophia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Sophia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#5 (12,561)#13 (1,547)#9 (181)#15 (68)#14 (201)#4 (1,134)#6 (286)#22 (189)
2024#6 (12,126)#13 (1,610)#6 (214)#8 (91)#19 (180)#5 (1,101)#9 (282)—
2023#5 (11,999)#12 (1,679)#16 (164)#17 (76)#13 (218)#5 (1,062)#8 (267)#23 (170)
2022#5 (12,382)#14 (1,813)#13 (184)#14 (84)#21 (200)#5 (1,108)#12 (283)#41 (135)
2021#6 (12,585)#12 (2,019)#12 (200)#10 (102)#14 (234)#5 (1,140)#12 (299)#24 (193)
2020#4 (13,105)#10 (2,028)#11 (201)#6 (125)#18 (219)#5 (1,176)#9 (302)#31 (162)
2019#4 (13,821)#7 (2,332)#14 (217)#10 (121)#19 (217)#6 (1,243)#9 (319)#33 (161)
2018#5 (14,013)#8 (2,344)#12 (227)#12 (117)#22 (215)#6 (1,237)#11 (308)#25 (168)
2017#5 (14,947)#11 (2,398)#16 (216)#10 (121)#18 (245)#4 (1,345)#15 (288)#32 (151)
2016#4 (16,185)#11 (2,636)#16 (223)#10 (135)#22 (243)#4 (1,436)#13 (337)#33 (143)
2015#3 (17,454)#12 (2,744)#19 (220)#12 (135)#21 (251)#5 (1,396)#10 (363)#29 (134)
2014#3 (18,644)#12 (2,752)#12 (271)#9 (148)#15 (316)#4 (1,465)#14 (340)#28 (146)
2013#1 (21,255)#15 (2,764)#13 (266)#5 (174)#20 (289)#3 (1,682)#11 (404)#24 (167)
2012#1 (22,336)#15 (2,855)#15 (258)#5 (173)#21 (299)#3 (1,661)#13 (415)#23 (162)
2011#1 (21,863)#18 (2,661)#17 (242)#4 (179)#29 (251)#4 (1,659)#15 (369)#39 (108)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #1.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 130 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 8. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 130very common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 160very common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 99very common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 110very common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 110very common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 130very common

Next year

On its recent trend, Sophia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 130 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 130 to 1 in 140.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sophia by state, 2025Alaska: #12AKMaine: #11MEWisconsin: #2WIVermont: #4VTNew Hampshire: #3NHWashington: #4WAIdaho: #8IDMontana: #8MTNorth Dakota: #33NDMinnesota: #4MNIllinois: #3ILMichigan: #3MINew York: #4NYMassachusetts: #2MAOregon: #5ORNevada: #5NVWyoming: #10WYSouth Dakota: #18SDIowa: #7IAIndiana: #5INOhio: #3OHPennsylvania: #2PANew Jersey: #3NJConnecticut: #2CTRhode Island: #4RICalifornia: #3CAUtah: #20UTColorado: #3CONebraska: #13NEMissouri: #6MOKentucky: #3KYWest Virginia: #6WVVirginia: #3VAMaryland: #5MDDelaware: #2DEArizona: #2AZNew Mexico: #2NMKansas: #6KSArkansas: #10ARTennessee: #5TNNorth Carolina: #4NCSouth Carolina: #5SCDistrict of Columbia: #1DCOklahoma: #4OKLouisiana: #5LAMississippi: #18MSAlabama: #12ALGeorgia: #6GAHawaii: #3HITexas: #5TXFlorida: #5FL
Sophia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#3503
Quebec2025#25189

Sophia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SophiaCanadaGirls#41,134
SophiaEngland & WalesGirls#131,547
SophiaIrelandGirls#14201
SophiaNorthern IrelandGirls#1568
SophiaNSWGirls#6286
SophiaScotlandGirls#9181
SophiaUSGirls#512,561
SophiaUSBoys#7,19411
SophiaVICGirls#22189