Female name
Sophia
48,483 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 5.
Origin
Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St. Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility. Also used as a calque for the many cognate forms, such as Italian Sofia, Ukrainian Софі́я (Sofíja), Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Doublet of Sofia.From Wiktionary, entry “Sophia”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 2,855 births. 48,483 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 7th among girls' names in 2019. It is still given: 8,668 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2012: 22,354 births. 439,619 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among girls' names in 2011. It is still given: 61,695 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2014: 316 births. 4,998 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 13th among girls' names in 2023. It really came into use around 1993. It is still given: 1,033 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 17,830 | 1900–2025 | 98th in 2025 |
| Austria | 11,916 | 1984–2025 | 5th in 2016 |
| Switzerland | 5,948* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 4,060 | 1980–2025 | 25th in 2025 |
| Argentina | 3,774 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 2,930 | 2012–2023 | 7th in 2014 |
| Belgium | 698 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
1 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 1 = 32 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 9 + 1 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 7 + 8 = 16 → 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 5
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.