Sophia

so-FEE-uh; zo-FEE-a; so-FEE-a

Greek

"wisdom"

Sophia Origin and Meaning

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

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 Rank in US Top 1000

# 5 in the US

Sophia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 116 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sophia

• 5 US 2023
• 116 Nameberry 2025
• 5 Canada 2023
• 16 Future 2035
• 12 England 2023
• 6 Scotland 2024
• 19 Ireland 2024
• 33 Australia 2024
• 23 New Zealand 2024
• 2 Germany 2024
• 31 Netherlands 2024
• 268 Mexico 2021
• 20 Brazil 2024
• 53 Belgium 2023
• 19 Switzerland 2023
• 6 Austria 2023
• 54 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Sophia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sophia.

• Isabella
• Emma
• Olivia
• Sophie
• Grace
• Emily
• Chloe
• Ella
• Abigail
• Mia
• Ava
• Sofia
• Lily
• Anna
• Amelia
• Claire
• Eva
• Elizabeth
• Hannah
• Isabelle

Famous People Named Sophia

• Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Queen consort of Frederick William I of Prussia
• Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette of Nassau Queen consort of Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
• Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Queen consort of Frederick I of Prussia
• Sophia Dorothea of Celle Electress of Hanover, repudiated wife of George I of Britain
• Sophia Magdalena of Denmark Queen consort of Gustav III of Sweden
• Aelia Sophia Empress consort of Justin II of the Byzantine Empire
• Sophia of Halshany queen consort of Jogaila of Poland
• Sophia of Minsk Queen consort of Valdemar I of Denmark
• Sophia Electress of Hanover, one,time heir to the British throne
• Sophia Loren (born Sofia Villani Scicolone) Italian actress
• Sophia Matilda Princess of the U.K.; daughter of King George III
• Sophia Alekseyevna regent of Russia
• Sophia Anna Bush American actress
• Sophia Grace Brownlee English child singer
• Sophia Sampaio Abrahão Brazilian singer and actress
• AnnaSophia Robb American actress
• Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg,Ansbach
• Sophia Yakovlevna Parnok Russian poet
• Sophia Amelia Peabody Hawthorne American painter; wife of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Sophia Kokosalaki Greek fashion designer
• Sophia Jane Myles English actress (pronounces it "so,FY,a")
• Sophia Amoruso founder of online vintage clothing shop Nasty Gal
• Sophia Elizabeth Gennusa American actress
• Sophia Müller Indonesian actress and singer
• Sophia Kiely English actress
• Sophia Blanche Lyon Fahs American Unitarian author and religious leader
• Sophia Alexandra "Sophie" Falconer Stewart (b. 1973) daughter of actor Patrick Stewart
• Sophia Richards (b. 1975) daughter of actor Michael Richards
• Sophia Stockwell (b. 1985) daughter of actor Dean Stockwell
• Sophia Morris daughter of singer Stevie Wonder
• Sophia Tatum daughter of actors Bradford Tatum and Stacy Haiduk
• Sophia Stallone (b. 1996) daughter of actor Sylvester Stallone
• Sophia Aurora Silveria (b. 1999) daughter of drummer David Silveria of band Korn
• Sophia Madrien Soleil Bell (b. 2001) daughter of singer Tara McLean
• Sophia Eva Meloni (b. 2001) daughter of actor Christopher Meloni
• Sophia Rosalinda Bratt (b. 2002) daughter of actors Benjamin Bratt and Talisa Soto
• Sophia Bana (b. 2002) daughter of actor Eric Bana
• Sophia Lucinda Davison (b. 2006) daughter of actor Bruce Davison
• Sophia Elizabeth Wormald (b. 2008) daughter of actress Julia Haworth and Jon Wormald
• Sophia Law (b. 2009) daughter of actor Jude Law and Samantha Burke
• Sophia Umansky (b. 2009) daughter of reality TV personality Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky
• Sophia Laurent Abraham (b. 2009) daughter of reality TV personality Farrah Abraham ("Teen Mom")
• Sophia Winans (b. 2010) daughter of gospel singer Juan Winans
• Sophia Grace Mitchell (b. 2010) daughter of actor Benjamin Mitchell
• Sophia Marguerite Kendrick (b. 2011) daughter of reality TV personality Stephenie LaGrossa and baseball player Kyle Kendrick
• Sophia Ruby Crouch (b. 2011) daughter of model Abbey Clancy and rugby player Peter Crouch
• Sophia Nalçacıoğlu (b. 2011) daughter of Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak and Murat Nalçacıoğlu
• Sophia Ann Grace Donald (b. 2011) daughter of golfer Luke Donald
• Sophia Jane Stewart (b. 2012) daughter of footballers Julie Fleeting and Colin Stewart
• Sophia Rose Gareis Ghassemieh (b. 2012) daughter of actress Jennifer Gareis and Bobby Ghassemieh
• Sophia Ecclestone Rutland (b. 2014) , daughter of socialite Tamara Ecclestone and Jay Rutland
• Sophia Olivia Murray (b. 2016) daughter of tennis player Andy Murray
• Sophia Elizabeth Rooney (b. 2019) daughter of actress Christy Carlson Romano
• Sophia 'Phia' Saban English actress

The name Sophia in Pop Culture

• Sophia Japanese rock band
• Sophia character in the "Fallen" series, by Lauren Kate
• "The Adventures of Miss Sophia Berkley " novel and its main character
• Sophia Western in "The History of Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding
• Sophia Burset on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
• Sophia Lopez character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
• Sophia Peletier character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Sophia Petrillo character on TV's "The Golden Girls"
• Sophia Hapgood in video game "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis"
• Sophia Esteed in video game "Star Ocean: Till the End of Time"
• Sophia in video game "Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi"
• Sophia character in anime "Yu,Gi,Oh!"
• Sophia Forrester in animated TV series "Last Exile"
• Sophia Tutu on animated TV series "The Raccoons"
• Sophia "Sophie" Williams Aubrey wife of Captain Jack Aubrey in Patrick O'Brian's "Aubrey,Maturin" series
• Sophia Gibson character in The After Series by Anna Todd
• Aunt Sophia character in movie "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble"

International Variations of the name Sophia

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