Sofia

Meaning and origin of Sofia

Popularity of Sofia in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Sofia has been stable (+0.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sofia every 1.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Sofia in English-speaking countries

Sofia ranks 10^th in United States, 11^th in Ontario (Canada) and 16^th in England and Wales, against 33^rd in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  20^th girls’ name429 babies in 3 years1 girl in 127+6.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  26^th girls’ name485 babies in 3 years1 girl in 134+5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  11^th girls’ name1,075 babies in 3 years1 girl in 144+3.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  16^th girls’ name4,630 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1660% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  26^th girls’ name229 babies in 3 years1 girl in 173+2.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  49^th girls’ name119 babies in 3 years1 girl in 189+2.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  49^th girls’ name214 babies in 3 years1 girl in 196+4.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  10^th girls’ name24,030 babies in 3 years1 girl in 201+2.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sofia, Sofïa and Sofía are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Sofïa5
• Sofíaabroad
• Sophia1,525
• Sofya125
• Sofiya (in French)55
• Sofiia (in French)25
• Sophya15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Sofia

• Andréa
• Elena
• Apolline
• Chloé
• Zoé
• Sasha
• Léna
• Iris
• Agathe
• Margot
• Margaux
• Elina

See also

• →French names of Greek origin
• 33^rdTop 100 French girl names