Sofia

What Sofia means

Means “wisdom, especially divine wisdom”

Variant spelling of Sophia and from various other languages' own adaptations of Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía, “wisdom, especially divine wisdom”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Sofia” (revision 94543603), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Sofia?

US: Rising: up from #14 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #31 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2015, when 9,702 girls got the name (#14 that year). First in the US records in 1881.

How common

• About 1 in 195 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 170 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 126 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (14.36 per 1,000 girls), NM (12.84 per 1,000 girls), NV (10.76 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Sofia is #9 in the US and #17 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9% of US babies named Sofia were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Sophia12,561 US · 1,547 E&W
• Zofia86 US · 69 E&W
• Sofie138 US · 17 E&W
• Safia75 US · 38 E&W
• Sofiia9 US · 9 E&W
• Soffia0 US · 8 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Sofya

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Sofia

Girls

• Avery#37Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls
• Mia#6Editor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records
• Piper#155Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #67 in 2015, #155 in 2025
• Serenity#129Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #129 vs #997 in 2025
• Zoey#69Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 6 babies
• Bella#136Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*

For a brother

• Kayden#135Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 6 babies
• Camden#205“enclosure + valley”^*
• Jaxon#115Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 2025
• Owen#31Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025
• Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025
• Carter#45“son of Arthur”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Sofia’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.