Sophya
Sophya was the 16957th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2723rd with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 12,979 places. More babies were named Sophya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,957 girls, down 8,600 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201165 babies
- Total since 1880
- 625babies recorded
Sophya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #16,957 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,357 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,950 | 39 |
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How popular is Sophya, counting every spelling?
Sophya is a spelling of Sofya, a name family that had 17 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 17 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofya | 12 | #8,801 | 59 |
| Sophya | 5 | #16,957 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sophya?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sophya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sophya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sophya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sophya?
About 600 people born in the US named Sophya are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 17. That makes Sophya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sophya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sophya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sophya
How popular is the name Sophya?
Sophya was the 16957th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2723rd with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 12,979 places. More babies were named Sophya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sophya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sophya in the US.