Sophia
Greek sophia, “wisdom,” venerated as a personification before it was a personal name.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Greek for 'wisdom,' venerated in the great church of Hagia Sophia; it crowned the 2010s girls' list.
Sophia appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1997 to 2025. It has been the single most popular name for American girls in 3 different years, first in 2011 and most recently in 2013. Its biggest year was 2012, when 22,336 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 1 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 5 for girls. All told, 439,619 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Sofia (186,931), Sofiya (1,195), Sophya (625) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Sophie
Explore Sophia interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,865 | No. 116 |
| 1890s | 2,522 | No. 144 |
| 1900s | 2,460 | No. 179 |
| 1910s | 5,237 | No. 225 |
| 1920s | 3,277 | No. 279 |
| 1930s | 1,117 | No. 553 |
| 1940s | 1,054 | No. 675 |
| 1950s | 1,578 | No. 595 |
| 1960s | 4,908 | No. 367 |
| 1970s | 4,581 | No. 385 |
| 1980s | 10,823 | No. 210 |
| 1990s | 24,503 | No. 53 |
| 2000s | 119,251 | No. 4 |
| 2010s | 181,174 | No. 1 |
| 2020s | 74,758 | No. 4 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.