Sophia
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sophia
Sophia, which was the Number 1 girls' name in the US from 2011 to 2013, is among the top girl names in the Western World, with a sensuous sound and high-minded meaning. A real winner, Sophia reached the top of the charts without losing any—okay, much—of its sophisticated beauty.
Derived from sophia, the Greek word for wisdom, the name was first famous via St. Sophia, venerated in the Greek Orthodox church—St. Sophia was the mother of three daughters named Faith, Hope and Love. It was first used in England in the seventeenth century and was the name of George I's both mother and wife.
Like its sister baby girl names Isabella and Olivia, Sophia has gained widespread favor by appealing to a broad range of parents: Intellectuals who like it for its meaning and those attracted to its femininity, parents who want a classic name and those looking for a name with Latin roots. The Sofia spelling is also popular. Sophie is the French version of the name, more popular than Sophia in some parts of the world. Legend Sophia Loren was originally Sofia.
Sophia has been an author favorite from the days of early novelists like Henry Fielding (Tom Jones) and Jane Austen (Persuasion) to the TV scriptwriters of today (The Walking Dead, Orange is the New Black).
Sophia's only downside is its huge popularity; it's actually even more popular than it appears, because alternate spelling Sofia falls in the Top 20 on the US popularity chart. Alternative baby names you might want to consider: Sophie, Seraphina, Susannah, Zofia.
Sophia is also given to boys, where it ranks #7606 in the US.
Pronounced soh-FEE-uh.
As of October 2026, Sophia ranked #5 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1 in 2011, Nameberry popularity #45.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3 | 18,642 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3 | 17,451 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #4 | 16,182 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #5 | 14,936 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #5 | 14,004 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #4 | 13,813 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #5 | 13,095 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #6 | 12,578 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #5 | 12,375 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #5 | 11,984 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #6 | 12,088 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #5 | 12,561 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Sophia on lists
Famous Sophias
- Sophia Dorothea of HanoverGirl
Queen consort of Frederick William I of Prussia
- Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette of NassauGirl
Queen consort of Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
- Sophia Charlotte of HanoverGirl
Queen consort of Frederick I of Prussia
- Sophia Dorothea of CelleGirl
Electress of Hanover, repudiated wife of George I of Britain
- Sophia Magdalena of DenmarkGirl
Queen consort of Gustav III of Sweden
- Aelia SophiaGirl
Empress consort of Justin II of the Byzantine Empire
- Sophia of HalshanyGirl
queen consort of Jogaila of Poland
- Sophia of MinskGirl
Queen consort of Valdemar I of Denmark
- SophiaGirl
Electress of Hanover, one,time heir to the British throne
- Sophia Loren (born Sofia Villani Scicolone)Girl
Italian actress
- Sophia MatildaGirl
Princess of the U.K.; daughter of King George III
- Sophia AlekseyevnaGirl
regent of Russia
- Sophia Anna BushGirl
American actress
- Sophia Grace BrownleeGirl
English child singer
- Sophia Sampaio AbrahãoGirl
Brazilian singer and actress
- AnnaSophia RobbGirl
American actress
- Sophia JagiellonGirl
Margravine of Brandenburg,Ansbach
- Sophia Yakovlevna ParnokGirl
Russian poet
- Sophia Amelia Peabody HawthorneGirl
American painter; wife of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Sophia KokosalakiGirl
Greek fashion designer
- Sophia Jane MylesGirl
English actress (pronounces it "so,FY,a")
- Sophia AmorusoGirl
founder of online vintage clothing shop Nasty Gal
- Sophia Elizabeth GennusaGirl
American actress
- Sophia MüllerGirl
Indonesian actress and singer
- Sophia KielyGirl
English actress
- Sophia Blanche Lyon FahsGirl
American Unitarian author and religious leader
- Sophia Alexandra "Sophie" Falconer Stewart (b. 1973)Girl
daughter of actor Patrick Stewart
- Sophia Richards (b. 1975)Girl
daughter of actor Michael Richards
- Sophia Stockwell (b. 1985)Girl
daughter of actor Dean Stockwell
- Sophia MorrisGirl
daughter of singer Stevie Wonder
- Sophia TatumGirl
daughter of actors Bradford Tatum and Stacy Haiduk
- Sophia Stallone (b. 1996)Girl
daughter of actor Sylvester Stallone
- Sophia Aurora Silveria (b. 1999)Girl
daughter of drummer David Silveria of band Korn
- Sophia Madrien Soleil Bell (b. 2001)Girl
daughter of singer Tara McLean
- Sophia Eva Meloni (b. 2001)Girl
daughter of actor Christopher Meloni
- Sophia Rosalinda Bratt (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of actors Benjamin Bratt and Talisa Soto
- Sophia Bana (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of actor Eric Bana
- Sophia Lucinda Davison (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of actor Bruce Davison
- Sophia Elizabeth Wormald (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of actress Julia Haworth and Jon Wormald
- Sophia Law (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of actor Jude Law and Samantha Burke
- Sophia Umansky (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky
- Sophia Laurent Abraham (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality Farrah Abraham ("Teen Mom")
- Sophia Winans (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of gospel singer Juan Winans
- Sophia Grace Mitchell (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actor Benjamin Mitchell
- Sophia Marguerite Kendrick (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality Stephenie LaGrossa and baseball player Kyle Kendrick
- Sophia Ruby Crouch (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of model Abbey Clancy and rugby player Peter Crouch
- Sophia Nalçacıoğlu (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak and Murat Nalçacıoğlu
- Sophia Ann Grace Donald (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of golfer Luke Donald
- Sophia Jane Stewart (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of footballers Julie Fleeting and Colin Stewart
- Sophia Rose Gareis Ghassemieh (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of actress Jennifer Gareis and Bobby Ghassemieh
- Sophia EcclestoneGirl
Rutland (b. 2014) , daughter of socialite Tamara Ecclestone and Jay Rutland
- Sophia Olivia Murray (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of tennis player Andy Murray
- Sophia Elizabeth Rooney (b. 2019)Girl
daughter of actress Christy Carlson Romano
- Sophia 'Phia' SabanGirl
English actress
- Sophia LafortezaGirl
member of Katseye
- Sophia Reid-GantzertGirl
Canadian actress
Sophia in pop culture
- SophiaGirl
Japanese rock band
- SophiaGirl
character in the "Fallen" series, by Lauren Kate
- "The Adventures of Miss Sophia BerkleyGirl
" novel and its main character
- Sophia WesternGirl
in "The History of Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding
- Sophia BursetGirl
on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
- Sophia LopezGirl
character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
- Sophia PeletierGirl
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Sophia PetrilloGirl
character on TV's "The Golden Girls"
- Sophia HapgoodGirl
in video game "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis"
- Sophia EsteedGirl
in video game "Star Ocean: Till the End of Time"
- SophiaGirl
in video game "Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi"
- SophiaGirl
character in anime "Yu,Gi,Oh!"
- Sophia ForresterGirl
in animated TV series "Last Exile"
- Sophia TutuGirl
on animated TV series "The Raccoons"
- Sophia "Sophie" Williams AubreyGirl
wife of Captain Jack Aubrey in Patrick O'Brian's "Aubrey,Maturin" series
- Sophia GibsonGirl
character in The After Series by Anna Todd
- Aunt SophiaGirl
character in movie "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble"
- "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus"Girl
Song by Taylor Swift featured on "The Tortured Poets Department"