Sophia
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Sophia is a Greek name meaning “wisdom,” with forms like Sofia, Sophie, and Sonia. This antique gem has roared back to the top of the charts, helped by stars like Sophia Loren; the Hagia Sophia means “holy wisdom.” A namesake is Sophia Duleep Singh, a Sikh princess and goddaughter of Queen Victoria who became a fierce campaigner for women’s suffrage.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Sophia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sophia against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sophia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sophia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 12,561 girls were named Sophia, making it the #5 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 439,108 girls have been named Sophia, with the most (22,336) in 2012. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Delaware and Washington, D.C..
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.
Sophia in other languages
- Sofia Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish
- Sophie Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish
- Sofía Icelandic, Spanish
- Zofia Polish, Slovenian
- Soffía Icelandic
- Sofie Dutch
- Szófia Hungarian
- Zsófia Hungarian
- София Russian
- Софія Ukrainian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Sophia
There are 7 towns and villages with Sophia in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 3🇦🇺 Australia 1🇫🇷 France 1🇬🇾 Guyana 1🇸🇷 Suriname 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sophia Antipolis | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 🇫🇷 France | 9,102 | Map |
| Sophia | West Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,318 | Map |
| Catharina Sophia | Saramacca District, 🇸🇷 Suriname | – | Map |
| Mount Sophia | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
| Sophia | Mahaica-Berbice, 🇬🇾 Guyana | – | Map |
| Sophia | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Sophia | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Sophia
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Sophia in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 3🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lake Sophia | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Sophia Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sophia Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sophia Lake | Nunavut, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sophia songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sophia in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Sophia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Sophia.
Sophia Bush
Sophia Loren
Sophia Myles
Sophia N. Antonopoulou
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Fictional characters named Sophia
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.
Sophia as a pet name
FurryName has found 525 dogs named Sophia in public pet registers, making it the #438 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Worcester (9), Framingham (4), Burlington (2). Sophia as a dog name →
FurryName has found 26 cats named Sophia in public pet registers, making it the #251 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Tacoma (5), Vancouver (2), Corangamite Shire (1). Sophia as a cat name →
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