SOPHIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "wisdom"

Popularity in 2008: #7

Ancient name with a sensuous sound and high-minded meaning, chosen by several celeb parents, and heading toward the top of the charts without losing any -- okay, much -- of its sophisticated beauty. A real winner.

Variations:
Soph, Saffi, Sophey, Sophee

International Variations:
Safa, Safiyah (Arabic) Sofija (Croatian) Zofka, Zofie, Zofia (Czech) Sohvi (Finnish) Sophie (French) Sophoon, Sophronia, Sofi (Greek) Tzophiah (Hebrew) Zsófika, Zsófia (Hungarian) Sonja (Norwegian) Sophi, Sofie, Sophy (Persian) Zosha, Zocha, Zosia (Polish) Chofi, Chofa, Soficita, Fifi (Spanish) Sofya (Turkish) Sonia, Sofiya, Sofka, Sonyusha, Sonya, Sonyuru (Ukrainian)

People who like Sophia also like:

Anastasia, Charlotte, Isabella, Caroline, Ella, Claire, Clementine, Emma, Madeline, Ruby, Asher, Owen, Liam, Miles, Oliver

Sophia is being discussed in our message boards:

• Everyone Loves A Baby Name Game!
• A Duggarlike Game
• what if you had 20 kids?
• Popular names you just don't 'get'.
• Alternitives to the top 10 boys and girls names!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Sophia:

• THE LOST NAMES OF 1880
• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• NEW YORK BABY NAMES: Big competition in the Big Apple