Sofia

Sofia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “wisdom”
Origin: Greek
Say it: soh-FEE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant of Sophia, from Greek sophia meaning 'wisdom'. This spelling is widely used in many European languages.

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How popular is Sofia?

20242,433 per million US babies

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Compare with another name

Babies named Sofia in 20248,099

2024 rank#10 girls

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 1880178,628

Sofia has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Sofia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sophiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek
Zoeylife · Greek
Sophiewisdom · Greek

Sofia questions

What does the name Sofia mean?

Sofia means "wisdom". It comes from Greek. Variant of Sophia, from Greek sophia meaning 'wisdom'. This spelling is widely used in many European languages.

Is Sofia a boy or girl name?

Sofia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sofia?

8,099 US babies were named Sofia in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Sofia?

Sofia is usually pronounced soh-FEE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.