wars, recessions, naming revolutions, and the rise and fall of hundreds of competitor names.
In 2025, two of the top-ten spots were held by different spellings of the same underlying name. The SSA counts each spelling variation separately, meaning Sophia and Sofia are ranked independently based on the exact spelling filed on the Social Security card. Nameberry data shows Sophia ranked No. 1 in Germany and No. 5 in the US and Austria. In 2025, roughly one
in every 190 girls born in the US was named Sofia – the alternative
