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Sofia

so-FEE-uh; SUH-fee-uh (English); so-FEE-a (Italian, Spanish); saw-FEE-uh (Greek), SO-fee-ah (Finnish); suw-FEE-a (Swedish); su-FEE-yuh (Russian)
Greek
"wisdom"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Thu May 15 2025

Sofia Origin and Meaning

The name Sofia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom".

Sofia is a refined variation of the Greek name Sophia, which was derived directly from sophia, the Greek word for wisdom. It was the name of a Roman saint—the mother of Faith, Hope, and Charity—and queens of Russia and Spain.

This streamlined spelling is widely used throughout Europe, in Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe., while in the US it entered the Top 10 for the first time in 2024. This spelling lends itself to fresh feeling nickname Fia too.

The Disney Junior show Sofia The Firstgave Sofia an elegant, royal feel and it also has plenty of celeb endorsement. Lisa Remini, Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy all named their daughters Sofia.

Variants and diminutives of the name include Sophie, Sofie, Sonia, Zosia, Sosie, and Vivi.

# 10 in the US

Sofia Rank in US Top 1000

# 243 on Nameberry

Sofia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Sofia

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Famous People Named Sofia

  • Sofía Margarita Victoria Federica
    Queen consort of Juan Carlos I of Spain
  • Sofia Carmina Coppola
    American film director/producer
  • Sofia Margarita Vergara
    Colombian actress
  • Sofia Black D'Elia
    American actress
  • Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva
    American actress
  • Sofia Roma Rubino
    American actress
  • Sofia Villani Scicolone
    birth name of Sophia Loren, Italian actress
  • (Lena) Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson
    Swedish tennis player
  • Sofia Milos
    Italian/Greek actress
  • Sofia Carson (born Sofía Daccarett Char)
    American actress and singer
  • Sofia Christine Huerta
    Mexican,American soccer player
  • Sofia Boutella
    Algerian actress and dancer
  • Sofiya "Sofia" Mykhaylivna Yevdokymenko
    Rotaru, Russian pop singer
  • (Johanna) Sofia Blåsippa Karlsson
    Swedish folk singer,songwriter
  • Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah
    Portuguese,American actress
  • Sofia Kristina Hellqvist
    Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland
  • Sofia Vilhelmiina Mäkkylä
    daughter of Miss Europe 1976 Ritta Väisänen and Erik Mäkkylä
  • Sofia Richie
    daughter of singer Lionel Richie
  • Sofia
    Princess of Bulgaria, daughter of Prince Konstantin,Assen of Vidin; twin of brother Umberto
  • Sofia Grace Macy
    daughter of actors Felicity Huffman and William Macy
  • Sofia Valastro
    daughter of baker and TV personality Buddy Valastro ("Cake Boss")
  • Sofia Bella Pagan (b. 2004)
    daughter of actress Leah Remini and Angelo Pagan
  • Sofia Nesta (b. 2006)
    daughter of footballer Alessandro Nesta
  • Sofía de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz (b. 2007)
    Infanta of Spain; daughter of Felipe VI
  • Sofia Bucur (b. 2007)
    daughter of singer Dana Nălbaru of HI,Q and actor Dragoş Bucur
  • Sofia Clementina Handler (b. 2007)
    daughter of actor Evan Handler
  • Sofia Diana Cousins (b. 2009)
    daughter of skaters Steven Cousins and Elena Berezhnaya
  • Sofia de Souza (b. 2009)
    daughter of footballer Deco
  • Sofia Kolokolnikova (b. 2011)
    daughter of actors Kseniya Rappoport and Yuri Kolokolnikov
  • Sofia Altaba (b. 2012)
    daughter of socialite Chabeli Iglesias and Christian Altaba
  • Sofia Vardy (b. 2014)
    daughter of footballer Jamie Vardy
  • Sofia Maria Selby (b. 2014)
    daughter of snooker player Mark Selby
  • Sofia Franchitti (b. 2015)
    daughter of racing driver Dario Franchitti
  • Sofia Crespo Leung (b. 2015)
    daughter of singer Gigi Leung and Sergio Crespo Gutes
  • Sofia Volya (b. 2015)
    daughter of actors Pavel Volya and Lyasan Utiasheva
  • Sofia Rita Fusaro (b. 2016)
    daughter of rugby union player Chris Fusaro
  • Sofia Steen (b. 2017)
    daughter of Norwegian singer JOWST
  • Sofia Mechetner (b. 2000)
    Israeli fashion model and face of Dior
  • Alexis Sofia Cuban
    daughter of businessman Mark Cuban
  • Ella Sofia Gordon
    daughter of racing driver Jeff Gordon
  • Lucia Sofia Ponti
    daughter of Edoardo Ponti and Sasha Alexander
  • Sofia Conte (b. 2001)
    YouTuber and younger sister of Gabriel Conte.

The name Sofia in Pop Culture

  • Sofia Angelica Herrera
    main female character in Scarlett Avery’s book “Undeniable Lust”.
  • Sofia Johnson
    character in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
  • Sofia Robbin Sloan Torres
    character on TV's "Grey´s Anatomy"
  • Sofia Balthazar
    Princess of Enchancia, main character on animated series "Sofia the First"
  • Sofia Constantinas
    character in Wonder Woman comics
  • Sofia "Fia" Darke
    character in Elise Noble's Blackwood Security series
  • Sofia Curtis
    character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
  • Sofia Dupre
    character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
  • Sofia Lamb
    character in video game BioShock 2
  • "Sofia Petrovna
    " novel by Lydia Chukovskaya and its main character
  • Sofia Sartor
    character in video game Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  • Sofia Rikkin
    character in the film "Assassin's Creed"
  • Sofia Serrano
    character in film "Vanilla Sky"
  • Sofia "Fifi" García
    character in "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
  • Sofia Kowalski
    character in movie "The Ex"
  • Sofia Flores
    main character in Danielle Vega's "The Merciless"
  • Sofia Bjergsen
    character in video game The Sims 4
  • Sofia Lombardi/Cristina Quadri
    main character from the Argentinian film "Captive"
  • Sofia
    Bulgaria
  • Sofia means princess
    royal gem
  • Sofia Rodriguez
    character on TV's "Young & Hungry"

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