Greek sophia, "wisdom" — wisdom. The Italian, Spanish and Scandinavian spelling of Sophia, and the more common form across Europe.
Sofia ranks 9th among American girls in 2025, with 8,261 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 9,711 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Sofia is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.64% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.