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Sophia

Girl

Origin of the name

Sophia comes from the Greek sophia, “wisdom.”

Comeback name

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In 2012, Sophia reached its peak: 22,336 girls, 1 baby in 164. The curve bottomed out around 1940 (about 100 births a year), then turned around. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 5. 41% of all babies named Sophia since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
439,108births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 1rank at its peak, in 2012

Where babies named Sophia are born

2012

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The darker the blue, the more common Sophia is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sophia is most common in Nevada (2.6 times), Arizona (1.9) and Florida (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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