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The baby name Sofia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /soʊˈfiːə/ (SOH-FEE-ə); variants: /səˈfiːə/, /soˈfi.a/.

Sofia is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /soʊˈfiːə/ (SOH-FEE-ə); variants: /səˈfiːə/, /soˈfi.a/

What is the meaning of the name Sofia ?

The baby name Sofia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /soʊˈfiːə/ (SOH-FEE-ə); variants: /səˈfiːə/, /soˈfi.a/.

Sofia is Greek in Origin.

Sofia derives from Greek sophia, “wisdom,” a virtue name central to early Christianity. Linked to the veneration of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) and several early saints, it traveled from the Greek-speaking world into Byzantine and then medieval Europe, appearing in royal and noble lineages. The name maintained steady use across Orthodox and Catholic regions, later spreading widely through Renaissance and modern eras.

In Italian, Portuguese, and much of Eastern Europe, Sofia is the standard spelling; Spanish often uses Sofía, while English and German favor Sophia or Sophie. Other forms include Sofiya/Sofija (Slavic), Zofia (Polish), and Sofie (Scandinavian, German), with diminutives Sonya/Sonia, Sofi, and Fia. Today Sofia ranks highly across Europe and Latin America and remains internationally familiar, balancing classical roots with a streamlined, pan-European spelling.

Sofia has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Sofia

Sofia Rotaru Actor · Born 1947 · Ukraine Sofia Rotaru is a Ukrainian singer and actress, best known for her hit songs 'Lavanda' and 'Chervona Ruta'. Born in 1947, she has enjoyed a successful career in the music industry, becoming one of the most popular artists in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Sofía Vergara Actor · Born 1972 · United States Sofía Vergara is a Colombian-American actress best known for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the television series Modern Family. Her performance on the show earned her multiple award nominations. She has also appeared in films like Hot Pursuit and Chef. Sofia Coppola Actor · Born 1971 · United States Sofia Coppola is best known for her work as a filmmaker, particularly for directing the film 'Lost in Translation'. She also directed 'The Virgin Suicides' and 'Marie Antoinette'. Born in 1971 in the United States, Sofia has made a significant impact in the film industry with her unique storytelling style.
Sofia Carson Actor · Born 1993 · United States Sofia Carson is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Evie in Disney's Descendants series. She has also made a mark in the music industry with songs like 'Love Is the Name' and 'Back to Beautiful'. Sofia Boutella Actor · Born 1982 · France Sofia Boutella is a French actor and dancer best known for her role as Gazelle in the film 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'. She also starred in 'Atomic Blonde' and played the lead role in 'The Mummy' alongside Tom Cruise. Her dynamic performances have made her a standout in action films. Sofia Vassilieva Actor · Born 1992 · United States Sofia Vassilieva is an American actor best known for her role as Eloise in the TV movies 'Eloise at the Plaza' and 'Eloise at Christmastime'. She also gained recognition for her performance as Ariel Dubois in the television series 'Medium'. Born in 1992, Sofia has been active in the entertainment industry since she was a child.

Celebrity babies named Sofia

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Sofia Coppola Eleanor Coppola film director ★★★★★ Francis Ford Coppola film director ★★★★★
Sofia Richie Lionel Richie singer ★★★★★
Sofia Karvela Anna Vissi singer ★★★★★ Nikos Karvelas singer ★★★★★

Sofia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
IT Girls 2024 #1 4,636 47
Switzerland Girls 2024 #3 321 1,786
Belgium Girls 2024 #5 345 424
GR Girls 0 #5 2,149 6,293
Canada Girls 2024 #6 921 2,795
FJ Girls 0 #8 2 583
United States Girls 2024 #10 8,094 8,487
Norway Girls 2025 #11 266 453
MU Girls 0 #13 2,854 8,539
PT Girls 0 #13 12,337 7,952
ET Girls 0 #14 3 372
KR Girls 0 #14 2 572
GR 0 #15 323 3,911
MU 0 #15 358 3,613
PT 0 #16 1,459 4,161
SV Girls 0 #16 3 458
DJ 0 #17 1 322
HN 0 #19 4 704
HT Girls 0 #22 2 950
CY Girls 0 #26 149 3,755
NA 0 #28 6 2,537
CO Girls 0 #29 35,305 16,140
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
HN Girls 0 #31 8 884
LU Girls 0 #33 233 4,850
MD 0 #33 2 434
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
EE 0 #35 3 1,051
CL Girls 0 #36 11,510 14,098
GE 0 #37 8 997
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
France Girls 2021 #38 1,381 3,185
Austria Girls 2024 #40 182 60
CY 0 #40 20 1,632
MO 0 #40 13 2,706
GT Girls 0 #41 1,570 7,500
UY Girls 0 #42 3,257 6,731
AR Girls 0 #43 4,260 8,289
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
Finland Girls 2026 #45 12,740 3,895
LU 0 #45 22 2,830
UY 0 #46 177 2,477
GE Girls 0 #48 72 1,564
PA Girls 0 #49 1,278 9,861
New Zealand Girls 2010 #52 60 98
PR 0 #53 3 1,497
AR 0 #54 166 2,915
Sweden Girls 2022 #56 181 1,568
AF Girls 0 #56 39 2,402
AO 0 #57 20 2,729
MX Girls 0 #60 16,076 17,781
MD Girls 0 #62 32 865
CR Girls 0 #63 1,455 11,342
BG 0 #67 14 1,799
GT 0 #68 371 5,948
IN 0 #69 3 2,963
PE Girls 0 #70 7,547 14,861
AF 0 #71 6 1,883
AZ Girls 0 #72 4 1,051
BN Girls 0 #72 35 5,459
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
JP 0 #73 5 4,057
RU Girls 0 #74 2,485 11,913
BO Girls 0 #75 2,350 9,488
EC 0 #76 40 2,502
IT Girls 0 #76 40,927 9,415
Finland Girls 0 #78 1,544 1,368
AO Girls 0 #79 161 4,575
CN 0 #79 8 3,857
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
NA Girls 0 #81 176 7,146
PH 0 #81 16 5,607
EE Girls 0 #82 60 1,888
BG Girls 0 #84 174 3,559
ID Girls 0 #86 13 3,319
LT 0 #88 1 949
TW 0 #88 13 4,523
QA 0 #89 12 7,011
KZ 0 #90 5 1,452
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
EC Girls 0 #96 184 3,650
AE Girls 0 #98 725 20,968
CR 0 #99 60 5,526
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
PR Girls 0 #102 61 3,171
Spain Girls 0 #103 7,743 5,561
OM 0 #106 11 6,215
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
HU 0 #109 7 1,675
PA 0 #112 19 3,797
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
RU 0 #120 76 3,641
Finland 0 #121 315 830
RS Girls 0 #124 12 1,651
CL 0 #125 520 6,867
MX 0 #127 439 8,339
PH Girls 0 #127 336 13,098
OM Girls 0 #128 308 15,987
QA Girls 0 #128 204 15,378
MT Girls 0 #129 23 3,773
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
BO 0 #134 332 6,868
BW Girls 0 #136 13 4,216
DK Girls 0 #136 248 7,429
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
CO 0 #139 705 7,768
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
SA Girls 0 #142 1,687 25,931
AL Girls 0 #144 83 4,141
AE 0 #145 33 10,220
IT 0 #146 2,010 4,183
MO Girls 0 #161 93 7,056
PE 0 #164 163 6,350
IL Girls 0 #166 887 11,648
DK 0 #168 36 5,198
PS Girls 0 #173 580 10,981
SI Girls 0 #173 5 2,769
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
CZ 0 #180 7 3,154
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
MA 0 #183 7,403 20,986
LT Girls 0 #184 11 1,904
Spain 0 #185 368 2,326
KZ Girls 0 #191 155 5,862
PS 0 #193 26 5,692
Austria 0 #199 15 850
CN Girls 0 #205 167 8,829
HU Girls 0 #206 18 3,308
JP Girls 0 #206 40 6,592
MY Girls 0 #206 1,710 24,821
PL 0 #207 6 2,600
TW Girls 0 #207 70 8,139
BD 0 #217 11 5,992
SD Girls 0 #217 131 7,678
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
IR 0 #220 10 4,221
KW Girls 0 #220 333 19,177
IL 0 #230 45 6,291
CZ Girls 0 #231 117 5,378
JM Girls 0 #233 27 7,507
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BR Girls 0 #236 1,914 12,708
GH 0 #241 8 5,396
JO Girls 0 #242 86 7,570
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
SG 0 #244 26 11,010
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
MY 0 #257 74 12,352
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
GR Boys 0 #266 8 6,912
SA 0 #266 30 10,560
PL Girls 0 #268 88 5,096
NG 0 #270 3 5,926
AF Boys 0 #271 4 3,535
HR Girls 0 #271 19 3,687
Austria Girls 0 #276 151 1,885
Germany Girls 0 #285 1,025 4,949
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
BR 0 #294 52 5,969
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
DZ 0 #302 2,196 20,130
PT Boys 0 #311 57 7,951
GH Girls 0 #329 9 6,973
HK 0 #329 20 8,483
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
BD Girls 0 #331 56 8,413
SG Girls 0 #334 268 18,916
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
YE 0 #340 42 8,639
Germany 0 #343 97 2,542
NL 0 #344 48 2,481
UY Boys 0 #345 55 5,922
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #362 8 8,477
EG 0 #370 31 6,387
AR Boys 0 #377 92 7,628
HK Girls 0 #383 249 16,104
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
BH 0 #398 156 17,937
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
IR Girls 0 #408 124 8,334
EG Girls 0 #426 790 14,742
IQ Girls 0 #426 79 11,303
GT Boys 0 #435 40 7,625
ZA 0 #436 12 14,421
CO Boys 0 #442 682 15,656
NL Girls 0 #455 638 5,933
SD Boys 0 #458 9 10,523
CR Boys 0 #462 26 10,188
PA Boys 0 #462 20 9,305
LY 0 #468 68 12,703
RU Boys 0 #483 23 12,621
CM Girls 0 #494 47 11,671
IN Girls 0 #498 134 13,121
TN 0 #505 385 13,765
CL Boys 0 #529 140 13,390
NG Girls 0 #531 279 15,093
PS Boys 0 #537 12 10,655
LB 0 #550 109 13,263
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
BO Boys 0 #563 30 9,244
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
IL Boys 0 #593 15 10,983
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
SY 0 #621 108 11,684
IQ Boys 0 #693 5 13,071
BR Boys 0 #710 42 12,213
MX Boys 0 #716 272 16,355
SG Boys 0 #731 9 17,960
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
KW Boys 0 #738 32 18,755
PE Boys 0 #749 130 14,506
ZA Girls 0 #828 323 25,928
Spain Boys 0 #850 81 5,610
OM Boys 0 #852 30 17,948
EG Boys 0 #861 26 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #888 5 7,044
TR 0 #960 256 19,440
IN Boys 0 #991 11 16,750
NG Boys 0 #995 7 16,906
MY Boys 0 #1,025 87 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,055 38 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,078 402 10,046
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,462 153 28,008

Sofia is popular in 99 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada
Ireland

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People also ask about Sofia

Sofia is predominantly a girl's name.
Sofia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /soʊˈfiːə/ (SOH-FEE-ə); variants: /səˈfiːə/, /soˈfi.a/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sophia, Sofie, Sophie, Sofi, Sofía and Sofija.
Across languages, Sofia has these equivalents: Sophia (Greek/English), Sofía (Spanish), Sofia (Italian), Sofiya / Sofiia (Russian/Ukrainian), Zofia (Polish), and 3 more.
Yes, very popular — Sofia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 14 countries.
Sofia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Sofia's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #69 in 2011 to #38 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 14 notable people named Sofia are in our database, including Sofia Rotaru (Actor), Sofía Vergara (Actor), Sofia Coppola (Actor).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Sofia for their child, including Eleanor Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola.