Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Sofi

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,885 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,885
among girls · ↓1,780 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Sofi · -42% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
49 babies
All-time total
705
#9,479 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Sofi popularity over time

705 babies have been named Sofi since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 26 3 – #9,388
2000s 176 18 +577% #4,006
2010s 331 33 +88% #3,358
2020s (to 2025) 172 29 -13% #4,105

Where Sofi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 22 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Sofi

Sofi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,885 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 705 American babies have been named Sofi. Its peak came in 2012, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sofi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sofi?

The median living Sofi is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 700 people named Sofi are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sofi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 21 #5,885
2024 36 #4,105
2023 26 #5,108
2022 32 #4,456
2021 28 #4,823
2020 29 #4,634
2019 26 #5,150
2018 23 #5,595
2017 32 #4,471
2016 29 #4,831
2015 34 #4,289
2014 30 #4,757
2013 37 #4,072
2012 49 #3,358
2011 37 #4,060
2010 34 #4,384
2009 39 #4,006
2008 25 #5,729
2007 28 #5,210
2006 18 #7,101
2005 19 #6,501
2004 16 #7,347
2003 10 #10,337
2002 14 #7,772
2001 7 #13,299
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Famous people named Sofi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sofi Marinova Sofi Marinova Bulgarian singer (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Sofi Oksanen Sofi Oksanen Finnish writer and playwright (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sofi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sofi?

The median living Sofi is about 12 years old. Half of all living Sofis are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Sofi are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Sofi are alive in the United States, based on 705 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sofi in 2025?

Sofi ranked #5,885 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sofi?

705 babies have been named Sofi in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sofi most popular?

Sofi peaked in 2012, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Sofi a boy or girl name?

Sofi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sofi rising or falling?

Sofi has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sofi become more popular?

Sofi looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Sofi in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sofi?

Well-known people named Sofi include Sofi Marinova (singer), Sofi Oksanen (writer).

Names like Sofi

Names that sound and feel close to Sofi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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