Sofia
Top 1000
About Sofia
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 proportion of babies called Sofia vs. Sophia has been increasing, now standing at about 40%, up from around 33% in 2000.
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.
Pronounced so-FEE-uh.
As of October 2026, Sofia ranked #9 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #121.
Editor's take: The name Sofia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #12 | 9,611 | 5,380.2 |
| 2015 | #14 | 9,699 | 5,433.3 |
| 2016 | #14 | 9,177 | 5,178.8 |
| 2017 | #15 | 8,175 | 4,735.1 |
| 2018 | #17 | 7,663 | 4,504.8 |
| 2019 | #17 | 7,401 | 4,409.6 |
| 2020 | #17 | 6,987 | 4,322.2 |
| 2021 | #18 | 6,980 | 4,253.9 |
| 2022 | #13 | 7,280 | 4,438.7 |
| 2023 | #12 | 7,665 | 4,776.9 |
| 2024 | #10 | 8,094 | 4,995.7 |
| 2025 | #9 | 8,252 | 5,134.2 |
World rankings
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- Ella
- Camila
- Bella
- Sophia
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Sofia on lists
Famous Sofias
- 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.
- Sofia Aleksandrovna Dzepka
Russian figure skater
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"