Fun Facts About the Name Sofia
- Gaining ground: Sofia remained in the U.S. top 100 for 23 consecutive years, from 2003 through 2025. In 2025, it gained 1 ranking positions compared with the previous year.
- More than 186 thousand babies named Sofia: U.S. records list 186,889 babies given the name Sofia from 1880 through 2025. Even 187 boys received the name Sofia - about 1 boy for every 998 girls.
What Does the Name Sofia Mean?
Sofia means "wisdom." It is a variant of Sophia, a name taken from the Greek noun sophía (σοφία), which means wisdom, skill, or cleverness. The related Greek adjective sophós means "wise." In Greek the name is Σοφία; the spelling Sofia reflects the same name as it developed in languages such as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and several Slavic and Scandinavian tongues. In Christian contexts the word was used for divine wisdom, but the name's literal basis remains the Greek noun for wisdom.
Sofia Name History & Origins
The name is a variant of Sophia, from the Greek noun sophía. Greek-speaking Christians used Sophia as a personal name, and it appears among early martyrs and saints. In the Greek East, the phrase Hagia Sophia ("Holy Wisdom") was used for churches dedicated to Christ; the great church of that name in Constantinople was completed in the sixth century. The personal name and the church title share the same Greek word, but they are not the same usage.
The spelling Sofia became usual in several European languages. Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese have Sofia or Sofía; Romanian and many Slavic and Scandinavian languages also use forms with f. This f reflects the later Greek pronunciation of phi and its rendering in vernacular Romance and other languages, while learned Latin often kept ph in Sophia. English has both Sophia and Sofia, and they are treated as variants of the same name. The Bulgarian capital Sofia takes its name from the Church of Saint Sophia, not from the personal name's later use.
How Popular is the Name Sofia?
Sofia recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2015. Sofia entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2003.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9 | 8,252 | 0.5134% |
| 2024 | #10 | 8,094 | 0.5017% |
| 2023 | #12 | 7,665 | 0.4783% |
| 2022 | #13 | 7,280 | 0.4442% |
| 2021 | #18 | 6,980 | 0.4257% |
| 2020 | #17 | 6,987 | 0.4325% |
| 2019 | #17 | 7,401 | 0.4412% |
| 2018 | #17 | 7,663 | 0.4507% |
| 2017 | #15 | 8,175 | 0.4737% |
| 2016 | #14 | 9,177 | 0.5180% |
| 2015 | #14 | 9,699 | 0.5435% |
| 2014 | #12 | 9,611 | 0.5381% |
| 2013 | #13 | 9,169 | 0.5226% |
| 2012 | #18 | 7,837 | 0.4451% |
| 2011 | #19 | 7,331 | 0.4168% |
| 2010 | #28 | 6,328 | 0.3560% |
| 2009 | #36 | 5,696 | 0.3101% |
| 2008 | #36 | 5,985 | 0.3165% |
| 2007 | #36 | 6,049 | 0.3147% |
| 2006 | #55 | 5,082 | 0.2673% |
| 2005 | #52 | 5,162 | 0.2794% |
| 2004 | #69 | 4,474 | 0.2437% |
| 2003 | #97 | 3,488 | 0.1909% |
| 2002 | #112 | 3,061 | 0.1704% |
| 2001 | #145 | 2,288 | 0.1271% |
| 2000 | #161 | 2,094 | 0.1153% |
| 1999 | #195 | 1,604 | 0.0904% |
| 1998 | #232 | 1,346 | 0.0762% |
| 1997 | #249 | 1,183 | 0.0680% |
| 1996 | #361 | 767 | 0.0438% |
| 1995 | #429 | 607 | 0.0345% |
| 1994 | #490 | 510 | 0.0286% |
| 1993 | #447 | 559 | 0.0309% |
| 1992 | #526 | 453 | 0.0246% |
| 1991 | #519 | 450 | 0.0240% |
| 1990 | #644 | 349 | 0.0184% |
| 1989 | #643 | 322 | 0.0175% |
| 1988 | #682 | 282 | 0.0158% |
| 1987 | #615 | 315 | 0.0181% |
| 1986 | #728 | 245 | 0.0143% |
| 1985 | #683 | 264 | 0.0153% |
| 1984 | #675 | 252 | 0.0150% |
| 1983 | #659 | 262 | 0.0157% |
| 1982 | #723 | 240 | 0.0142% |
| 1981 | #664 | 267 | 0.0160% |
| 1980 | #821 | 192 | 0.0116% |
| 1979 | #817 | 194 | 0.0121% |
| 1978 | #841 | 177 | 0.0116% |
| 1977 | #791 | 190 | 0.0124% |
| 1976 | #856 | 160 | 0.0109% |
| 1975 | #855 | 157 | 0.0108% |
| 1974 | #895 | 144 | 0.0098% |
| 1973 | #903 | 139 | 0.0095% |
| 1972 | #935 | 132 | 0.0087% |
| 1971 | #860 | 158 | 0.0095% |
| 1970 | #994 | 126 | 0.0072% |
| 1969 | #939 | 129 | 0.0076% |
| 1968 | #1,132 | 90 | 0.0055% |
| 1967 | #1,009 | 104 | 0.0063% |
| 1966 | #1,080 | 95 | 0.0056% |
| 1965 | #1,119 | 90 | 0.0051% |
| 1964 | #1,151 | 92 | 0.0049% |
| 1963 | #1,199 | 84 | 0.0044% |
| 1962 | #1,258 | 78 | 0.0040% |
| 1961 | #1,372 | 67 | 0.0033% |
| 1960 | #1,337 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 1959 | #1,346 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 1958 | #1,376 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 1957 | #1,423 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 1956 | #1,613 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1955 | #1,368 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1954 | #1,420 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 1953 | #1,421 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1952 | #1,576 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1951 | #1,411 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1950 | #1,248 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1949 | #1,371 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 1948 | #1,491 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1947 | #1,285 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1946 | #1,504 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1945 | #1,416 | 33 | 0.0025% |
| 1944 | #1,362 | 36 | 0.0027% |
| 1943 | #1,320 | 39 | 0.0028% |
| 1942 | #1,755 | 24 | 0.0018% |
| 1941 | #1,415 | 31 | 0.0026% |
| 1940 | #1,077 | 46 | 0.0040% |
| 1939 | #1,099 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1938 | #1,179 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1937 | #1,623 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1936 | #1,078 | 43 | 0.0041% |
| 1935 | #991 | 49 | 0.0047% |
| 1934 | #1,219 | 35 | 0.0034% |
| 1933 | #1,023 | 47 | 0.0047% |
| 1932 | #1,191 | 37 | 0.0035% |
| 1931 | #897 | 60 | 0.0056% |
| 1930 | #807 | 78 | 0.0069% |
| 1929 | #930 | 60 | 0.0054% |
| 1928 | #869 | 71 | 0.0062% |
| 1927 | #951 | 64 | 0.0054% |
| 1926 | #1,111 | 47 | 0.0040% |
| 1925 | #858 | 76 | 0.0062% |
| 1924 | #927 | 68 | 0.0054% |
| 1923 | #949 | 61 | 0.0051% |
| 1922 | #995 | 57 | 0.0047% |
| 1921 | #934 | 64 | 0.0052% |
| 1920 | #948 | 60 | 0.0050% |
| 1919 | #1,038 | 49 | 0.0043% |
| 1918 | #1,122 | 44 | 0.0038% |
| 1917 | #914 | 58 | 0.0054% |
| 1916 | #958 | 52 | 0.0050% |
| 1915 | #1,010 | 44 | 0.0045% |
| 1914 | #968 | 38 | 0.0050% |
| 1913 | #820 | 42 | 0.0067% |
| 1912 | #899 | 32 | 0.0057% |
| 1911 | #764 | 33 | 0.0079% |
| 1910 | #702 | 37 | 0.0093% |
| 1909 | #642 | 38 | 0.0109% |
| 1908 | #967 | 18 | 0.0054% |
| 1907 | #943 | 17 | 0.0053% |
| 1906 | #866 | 19 | 0.0064% |
| 1905 | #1,401 | 9 | 0.0031% |
| 1904 | #1,161 | 11 | 0.0040% |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 11 | 0.0042% |
| 1902 | #1,066 | 12 | 0.0045% |
| 1901 | #911 | 14 | 0.0058% |
| 1900 | #939 | 17 | 0.0057% |
| 1899 | #1,089 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1898 | #745 | 21 | 0.0081% |
| 1897 | #1,768 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1896 | #1,038 | 11 | 0.0046% |
| 1895 | #975 | 12 | 0.0051% |
| 1894 | #1,336 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1893 | #1,012 | 10 | 0.0047% |
| 1892 | #790 | 15 | 0.0071% |
| 1891 | #746 | 14 | 0.0075% |
| 1890 | #1,085 | 8 | 0.0042% |
| 1889 | #795 | 12 | 0.0067% |
| 1888 | #790 | 12 | 0.0067% |
| 1887 | #1,284 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1886 | #772 | 10 | 0.0069% |
| 1881 | #812 | 6 | 0.0065% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,819 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #13,908 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #9,613 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,708 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,929 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #9,431 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,359 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #9,541 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,605 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #9,546 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #8,632 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,696 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,018 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #12,066 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,591 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #10,873 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,649 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #8,625 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,270 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #4,973 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #11,374 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,144 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,898 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Sofia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are spiritually intense and can sting or charm. Your name brings love and new starts into life and attracts money. In business, you are the creator and promoter of original ideas and usually enjoy considerable financial success. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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