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Sofia

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Greek
Spanish

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sofia

Famous People

Columbian actress Sofia Vergara

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Lionel Richie, Daughter of Mikhail Baryshnikov

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #4785, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #14, 9,650 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9, 8,252 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202598,252
202458,094
202387,665
202287,280
202166,980
202086,987
2019147,401
201887,663
201778,175
201689,177

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #29, 1,728 births); most recent 2025 (rank #17, 1,490 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,490
20241,626
20231,514
20221,576
20211,671
20201,623
20191,688
20181,728
20171,664
20161,683

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #38, 1,573 births); most recent 2023 (rank #36, 1,283 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20231,283
20221,170
20211,382
20201,352
20191,387
20181,442
20171,531
20161,573
20151,407
20141,333

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #30, 171 births); most recent 2025 (rank #23, 152 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025152
2024170
2023163
2022143
2021171
2020141
2019142
2018126
2017137
2016156

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #21, 149 births); most recent 2025 (rank #17, 142 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025142
2024147
2023140
2022149
2021123
2020139
201999
2018117
2017113
2016111

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #36, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #32, 49 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202549
202428
202342
202240
202141
202039
201931
201856
201743
201645

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #25, 94 births); most recent 2023 (rank #20, 75 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202375
202271
202183
202092
201975
201865
201772
201694
201553
201466

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence