Sofia
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Sofia is a Greek name meaning “wisdom.”
Sources: Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Sofia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sofia against each list of names.
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Armenian
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Bengali
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dothraki
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Dutch
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English
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Estonian
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Filipino
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hebrew
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Hindi
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Khmer
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Korean
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Latin
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Macedonian
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Norwegian
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Serbian
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Slovak
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Slovenian
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Spanish
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Swahili
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Swedish
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Telugu
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Thai
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Turkish
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Ukrainian
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Vietnamese
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Welsh
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Yiddish
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sofia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sofia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8,252 girls were named Sofia, making it the #9 girls' name in the US. Since 1881, 186,744 girls have been named Sofia, with the most (9,702) in 2015. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., New Mexico and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Sofia in other languages
- Sophie Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish
- Fia Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Sofía Icelandic, Spanish
- Sonja Dutch, Slovenian
- Sophia Dutch, German
- Zofia Polish, Slovenian
- Soffía Icelandic
- Sofie Dutch
- Sohvi Finnish
- Sufia Bengali
- Szófia Hungarian
- Zsófia Hungarian
- Žofia Slovak
- София Russian
- Софія Ukrainian
Sofia name days
- May 15 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Sofia
There are 119 towns and villages with Sofia in their name, in 20 countries.
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| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sofia | Sofia-Capital, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 1,152,556 | Map |
| Santa Sofia | Emilia-Romagna, 🇮🇹 Italy | 3,037 | Map |
| Santa Sofía | Boyacá, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1,058 | Map |
| Santa Sofía | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 389 | Map |
| Santa Sofía | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 273 | Map |
| Santa Sofía | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 216 | Map |
| Santa Sofia | Lombardy, 🇮🇹 Italy | 208 | Map |
| Santa Sofia | Lambayeque, 🇵🇪 Peru | 160 | Map |
| Santa Sofía | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 59 | Map |
| Santa Sofía | Lima region, 🇵🇪 Peru | 47 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Sofia
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Sofia in their name, in 2 countries.
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| Name | Where | |
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| Lago Sofía | Region of Magallanes, 🇨🇱 Chile | Map |
| Laguna Sofía | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sofia songs
16 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sofia in their title. The best known:
- Sofia – Alvaro Soler (2016)
- Sofia – Clairo (2019)
- Sofia – Alfa (2023)
- Sofia Loren – Ray Miller (1970)
- Hej Sofia – Tommy Nilsson
- Jag är en astronaut / Hej, Sofia – Benjamin Ingrosso (2006)
- La Sofia i en Manel – Agustí Borgunyó i Garriga
- Ot Sofia do Bansko – Adnan Beats (2017)
- Petita Sofia – Lluís Buscarons i Pastells
- SOFIA
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Sofia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Sofia.
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Fictional characters named Sofia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Sofia as a pet name
FurryName has found 190 dogs named Sofia in public pet registers, making it the #862 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (4), Fusagasugá (3), Villavicencio (1). Sofia as a dog name →
FurryName has found 11 cats named Sofia in public pet registers, making it the #827 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (4), Toronto (4), Fusagasugá (2). Sofia as a cat name →
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