Sofia

“Wisdom” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #9 in the US (2025) · Trending

Sofia is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1881, it stood at #9 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 187,000 girls have been named Sofia along the way. Together with its spelling variant Sophia (#5), Sofia would be America's #1 girls' name with about 20,800 births last year — the newborns split roughly 60/40 between Sophia and Sofia.

Around the world: #1 in Estonia (2024) · #1 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #1 in Italy (2024) · #1 in Mexico (2022) · #1 in Slovakia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sofias

Sofia Kovalevskaya — 19th-century Russian mathematician
Sofia Rotaru — Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actress
Sofía Vergara — Colombian-American actress and model
Sofia Coppola — American filmmaker (born 1971)
Sofia Carson — American singer, actress, dancer and songwriter

In stories & tradition

Sofia Curtis — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sofia Lugo — Prison Break
Sofia Falcone — Batman: The Long Halloween

What Sofias become

Among 1,728 notable people named Sofia:

Entertainers appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actress.

Similar names: Sophia · Elena · Zoe · Mia · Maya · Isabella

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