Sophia

Sophia: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From Greek Sophia 'wisdom'. Long used in the Christian world and borne by saints and royals.

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How popular is Sophia?

20243,632 per million US babies

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Babies named Sophia in 202412,088

2024 rank#6 girls

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 1880426,919

Sophia is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.

Names like Sophia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Soniawisdom · Slavic
Sofiewisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
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Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek

Sophia questions

What does the name Sophia mean?

Sophia means "wisdom". It comes from Greek. From Greek Sophia 'wisdom'. Long used in the Christian world and borne by saints and royals.

Is Sophia a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Sophia?

12,088 US babies were named Sophia in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Sophia?

Sophia 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.