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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sophia

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Greek
Wisdom

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sophia

Famous People

Actress Sophia Loren, Actress Sophia Vergara, Actress Sophia Bush, Director Sofia Coppola

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jude Law, Daughter of Christian Slater, Daughter of Samantha Burke and David Charvet, Daughter of Rebecca DeMornay and Patrick O´Neal, Daughter of Jennifer Flavin and Sylvester Stallone, Daughter of Benjamin Bratt and Talisa Soto

More about the name

Sophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine given name, from the Greek personification of wisdom (Greek: Σοφία, romanized: Sophía). Other forms include Sophie, Sofiya, Sofija, Sophy, Sophea, and Sofie.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #2642, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #1, 22,279 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5, 12,561 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251112,561
2024–12,088
2023911,984
20221212,375
20211012,578
20201113,095
20191613,813
20181614,004
20171914,936
20161816,182

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 2012 (rank #15, 2,855 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13, 1,547 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,547
20241,610
20231,679
20221,813
20212,019
20202,028
20192,332
20182,344
20172,398
20162,636

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 2019 (rank #132, 485 births); most recent 2023 (rank #129, 459 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023459
2022469
2021470
2020465
2019485
2018449
2017473
2016458
2015441
2014386

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 2014 (rank #15, 316 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14, 201 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025201
2024180
2023218
2022200
2021234
2020219
2019217
2018215
2017245
2016243

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 2014 (rank #12, 271 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9, 181 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025181
2024214
2023164
2022184
2021200
2020201
2019217
2018227
2017216
2016223

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 2011 (rank #4, 179 births); most recent 2025 (rank #15, 68 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202568
202491
202376
202284
2021102
2020125
2019121
2018117
2017121
2016135

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 2012 (rank #3, 233 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3, 136 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023136
2022146
2021143
2020139
2019149
2018150
2017183
2016175
2015174
2014183

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