Sophia
Girl nameSophia has been given to 439,619 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2012 and currently ranks #5 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈsəʊ.fiː.ə/
Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St. Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility. Also used as a calque for the many cognate forms, such as Italian Sofia, Ukrainian Софі́я (Sofíja), Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Doublet of Sofia.
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
439,619
Peak year
2012 (22,354 babies)
Rank in 2025
#5 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -28%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Sophia
Sophie Scholl
German resistance fighter during the Nazi regime, member of the White Rose (1921-1943)
Sophia Bush
American actress
Sophia of Hanover
Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of
Sophia of Nassau
Swedish queen (1836–1913)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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