Sofia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “wisdom.” In 2024 it was given to 8,094 girls in the United States.
Sofia belongs to the Greek and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “wisdom” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sofia first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #10 in 2024, and in 2024 8,094 babies received the name — 178,450 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sofia means “wisdom” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sofia is a girl name. In 2024, 8,094 babies received the name in the US.
Sofia comes from the Greek and English & American tradition.
Sofia first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #10 in 2024, and 8,094 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sofia is pronounced /ˈsoʊfiə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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