Sophia
Sophia is a girl name of Greek origin, ranked #4 in popularity, meaning Wisdom.
What Sophia means
Wisdom.
Sophia sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Sophia comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Sophia is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Sophia?
Sophia is ranked #4, which places it in the very top tier of girl names in use right now. Expect it to be instantly recognised and correctly spelled by almost everyone — and expect your child to meet others with the same name.
The character of Sophia
Two ideas meet in Sophia: Wisdom and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Sophia
These share Sophia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Sophie — Wisdom.
- Atticus — From Attica; of Athens.
- Homer — Pledge; the great poet.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Alfred — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
- Raymond — Wise protector.
- Cora — Maiden.
- Margaret — Pearl.
- Penelope — Weaver; faithful.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war.