Sophia

Ancient Greek

Sophia appeared in the US boy naming records from 1917 through 2024, reaching its highest point in 2004. It is a 3-syllable boy name ranked #5662 by total recorded use. Common spelling relatives include Sofia.

#5662boy rank

2004peak year

3syllables

Origin of the spelling

Origin & meaning

OriginAncient Greek

MeaningFrom Greek sophia, “wisdom.”

Sophia is the Greek word for wisdom. The name has a long religious, literary, and royal history in Europe, and its variants appear across many languages.

It became prominent in Britain through the Hanoverian royal family and later rose again in the United States from the 1990s.