Sophia

“Wisdom” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #5 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Sophia has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #1 (2011) · 439,108 babies named Sophia all-time · 1 in 130 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Germany (2025) · #5 in Austria (2025) · #5 in Canada (2024) · #6 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #9 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sophias

Sophia Loren — Italian actress (born 1934)
Sophia Bush — American actress
Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia — Russian tsarevna (1657–1704)
Sophia of Hanover — Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701
Sophia of Prussia — Queen consort of Greece (1870–1932)

Among 1,158 notable people named Sophia:

Medical professionals appear 2.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sophia Jex-Blake, British physician and suffragist (1840–1912).

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