Sophia

“wisdom”

Girl’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Sophia

Sophia means “wisdom” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 2025.
Over recent years, Sophia has been stable (+3.6% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sophia every 1.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Sophia ranks 4^th in British Columbia (Canada), 5^th in Ontario (Canada) and 5^th in United States, against 107^th in France.

British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
4^th girls’ name425 babies in 3 years1 girl in 93−1.2% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
11^th girls’ name235 babies in 3 years1 girl in 96−5.3% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
11^th girls’ name559 babies in 3 years1 girl in 97−0.7% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
5^th girls’ name1,473 babies in 3 years1 girl in 105−1.7% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
13^th girls’ name599 babies in 3 years1 girl in 108+0.9% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
21^st girls’ name320 babies in 3 years1 girl in 131−2.2% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
5^th girls’ name36,686 babies in 3 years1 girl in 132−1.5% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
12^th girls’ name4,836 babies in 3 years1 girl in 159−4.7% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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

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