Entry № 9916 · Greek origin

Sophia Sophia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soh-FEE-ah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Wisdom"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 5

First recorded

Ancient

The meaning

A name that means "wisdom".

It is one of the most popular girl names in the world today — found in some form (Sophia, Sofia, Sophie, Zofia, Sofie) in nearly every Indo-European language.

Wisdom — a Greek name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Sophia

Transliteration: Sophia
Pronunciation: / soʊˈfiː.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Sophia stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 5 in the U.S.

Namesakes

Sophias before her.

Real people

Sophia Loren

Italian actress. Academy Award for Best Actress (1962) — the first ever won for a foreign-language performance.

born 1934

Sophia Bush

American actress. Known for One Tree Hill and Chicago P.D.

born 1982

In fiction

Sophia Petrillo

Beloved character on The Golden Girls.

NBC, 1985–1992

Names connected to Sophia.

Numerology

The number behind Sophia.

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Sophia reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.