Sophia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “wisdom.” In 2024 it was given to 12,088 girls in the United States.
Sophia 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, Sophia first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1 in 2011, and in 2024 12,088 babies received the name — 426,419 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sophia means “wisdom” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sophia is a girl name. In 2024, 12,088 babies received the name in the US.
Sophia comes from the Greek, English & American, Spanish and Italian tradition.
Sophia first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #1 in 2011, and 12,088 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sophia is pronounced /ˈsəʊ.fiː.ə/ (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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