Sophia
Pronounced S OW0 F IY1 AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2012
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Sophia?
Sophia is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 610,644 children — the 53rd most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2012, when 30,449 children were given it.
Sofia is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Sophia and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Sofia
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S OW0 F IY1 AH0 · S OW1 F IY0 AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010 · 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Sophia
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Sophia
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Sophia?
- Sophia ranks 53rd among girls' names in US records, with 610,644 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 219,245.
- Is Sophia a unisex name?
- No. Sophia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Sophia most popular?
- 2012, when 30,449 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Sophia spelled?
- Sofia. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.