Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Sofia

so-FEE-uh · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Wisdom (Sophia variant)
Language
Greek
Culture
Italian/Spanish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
wisdom · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#10
2024 births8,094
Peak year2015
First appeared1881
Total US births178,450
2015 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sofi
Alternate spellings
SophiaZofia
In other languages
Sofia (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese)Sophie (French)Zofia (Polish)Sofiya (Russian)

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