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Sophie Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sophie?

In 2018 the popular name Sophie, ranked the 98th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Sophie has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #51 was reached in 2011 with 4,728 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sophie was 60 in 1976.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sophie occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1887-1890, 1894-1897, 1902-1917, 1979-2000, and 2003-2007, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1921-1939, 1940-1944, and 2012-2015.

For a number of years, the name Sophie has steadily increased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Sophie for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sophie?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Sophie is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Sophie (Girl)Sophie (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 2,929 98 < 5 --
2017 2,831 106 < 5 --
2016 2,867 109 < 5 --
2015 2,941 104 < 5 --
2014 3,388 91 < 5 --
2013 3,749 76 < 5 --
2012 4,577 52 5 13,918
2011 4,728 51 9 8,655
2010 4,414 59 6 11,985
2009 4,264 65 < 5 --
2008 4,063 75 < 5 --
2007 3,985 82 9 8,817
2006 2,783 124 < 5 --
2005 2,440 136 < 5 --
2004 2,388 135 7 9,790
2003 2,231 151 < 5 --
2002 2,245 149 < 5 --
2001 2,172 151 < 5 --
2000 2,101 160 < 5 --
1999 1,685 184 < 5 --
1998 1,216 255 < 5 --
1997 1,081 267 < 5 --
1996 854 330 < 5 --
1995 694 380 < 5 --
1994 601 415 < 5 --
1993 551 454 < 5 --
1992 511 484 < 5 --
1991 419 559 < 5 --
1990 373 606 < 5 --
1989 334 632 7 6,834
1988 250 753 < 5 --
1987 237 761 < 5 --
1986 212 793 < 5 --
1985 207 800 < 5 --
1984 159 930 < 5 --
1983 135 1,040 < 5 --
1982 92 1,351 < 5 --
1981 72 1,630 < 5 --
1980 77 1,541 < 5 --
1979 74 1,568 < 5 --
1978 74 1,520 < 5 --
1977 83 1,368 < 5 --
1976 60 1,657 < 5 --
1975 74 1,428 < 5 --
1974 76 1,367 < 5 --
1973 64 1,495 < 5 --
1972 73 1,378 < 5 --
1971 66 1,526 < 5 --
1970 83 1,302 < 5 --
1969 83 1,232 < 5 --
1968 89 1,145 < 5 --
1967 97 1,057 < 5 --
1966 92 1,101 < 5 --
1965 100 1,053 < 5 --
1964 87 1,186 < 5 --
1963 107 1,040 < 5 --
1962 92 1,142 < 5 --
1961 84 1,210 < 5 --
1960 94 1,127 < 5 --
1959 87 1,150 < 5 --
1958 104 1,028 < 5 --
1957 85 1,148 < 5 --
1956 99 1,033 < 5 --
1955 105 973 < 5 --
1954 106 939 < 5 --
1953 104 928 < 5 --
1952 116 856 < 5 --
1951 128 788 < 5 --
1950 116 812 < 5 --
1949 131 751 < 5 --
1948 114 813 < 5 --
1947 120 795 < 5 --
1946 110 785 < 5 --
1945 100 753 < 5 --
1944 103 757 < 5 --
1943 119 704 < 5 --
1942 145 623 < 5 --
1941 174 532 < 5 --
1940 169 528 < 5 --
1939 151 545 < 5 --
1938 178 501 < 5 --
1937 204 460 < 5 --
1936 198 455 < 5 --
1935 251 409 < 5 --
1934 262 404 < 5 --
1933 300 367 < 5 --
1932 378 326 < 5 --
1931 425 310 < 5 --
1930 524 287 6 3,948
1929 632 251 < 5 --
1928 708 235 < 5 --
1927 883 215 6 4,155
1926 953 203 < 5 --
1925 1,102 190 < 5 --
1924 1,372 170 6 4,283
1923 1,490 159 < 5 --
1922 1,581 153 5 4,867
1921 1,865 136 7 3,819
1920 1,965 129 5 4,894
1919 2,200 109 < 5 --
1918 2,300 108 8 3,332
1917 2,382 100 7 3,504
1916 2,198 101 7 3,467
1915 2,112 97 < 5 --
1914 1,584 100 6 3,221
1913 1,122 113 < 5 --
1912 989 117 < 5 --
1911 671 125 < 5 --
1910 621 133 < 5 --
1909 496 144 < 5 --
1908 523 133 < 5 --
1907 451 146 5 1,521
1906 384 156 < 5 --
1905 374 153 < 5 --
1904 359 150 < 5 --
1903 311 159 < 5 --
1902 279 171 < 5 --
1901 324 153 < 5 --
1900 338 163 < 5 --
1899 278 163 < 5 --
1898 259 182 < 5 --
1897 308 151 < 5 --
1896 258 172 < 5 --
1895 240 173 < 5 --
1894 234 173 < 5 --
1893 235 163 < 5 --
1892 203 178 < 5 --
1891 203 166 < 5 --
1890 206 168 < 5 --
1889 172 172 < 5 --
1888 171 169 < 5 --
1887 149 166 < 5 --
1886 156 152 < 5 --
1885 125 165 < 5 --
1884 120 163 < 5 --
1883 103 164 < 5 --
1882 110 155 < 5 --
1881 78 171 < 5 --
1880 83 159 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.