Trend of the Popularity of Sophia as a Female Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,595 female babies that were named Sophia in California, which was 0.97% of the total number of female babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Sophia peaked as a female baby name in California in 2012 with a count of 3,645 babies, which was 1.74% of the total female babies born in California in 2012.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in California that were named Sophia, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in California that were named Sophia.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Sophia in California

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Sophia in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in California who were named Sophia from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Sophia as a Female Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	144	0.08
1981	266	0.15
1982	213	0.12
1983	262	0.14
1984	265	0.14
1985	243	0.12
1986	231	0.11
1987	268	0.13
1988	313	0.14
1989	250	0.10
1990	267	0.10
1991	320	0.12
1992	305	0.12
1993	339	0.14
1994	384	0.16
1995	386	0.17
1996	512	0.22
1997	726	0.33
1998	808	0.37
1999	955	0.44
2000	1125	0.50
2001	1162	0.52
2002	1329	0.60
2003	1545	0.68
2004	1719	0.75
2005	1897	0.82
2006	1983	0.85
2007	2604	1.10
2008	2571	1.12
2009	2663	1.22
2010	3363	1.59
2011	3570	1.72
2012	3645	1.74
2013	3468	1.69
2014	3183	1.52
2015	2958	1.44
2016	2759	1.36
2017	2447	1.25
2018	2157	1.14
2019	2102	1.14
2020	2002	1.15
2021	1821	1.04
2022	1773	1.02
2023	1636	0.99
2024	1595	0.97