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Sofia

“Wisdom” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #9 in the US (2025) · Trending

Sofia has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #9 (2025) · 186,744 babies named Sofia all-time · 1 in 190 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Estonia (2024) · #1 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #1 in Italy (2024) · #1 in Mexico (2022) · #1 in Slovakia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sofias

• Sofia Kovalevskaya — 19th-century Russian mathematician
• Sofia Rotaru — Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actress
• Sofia Coppola — American filmmaker (born 1971)
• Sofia Carson — American singer, actress, dancer and songwriter
• Sofia Gubaidulina — Soviet and Russian composer (1931–2025)

In stories & tradition

• Sofia Curtis — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Sofia Lugo — Prison Break
• Sofia Falcone — Batman: The Long Halloween

What Sofias become

Among 1,435 notable people named Sofia:

Entertainers appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actress.

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