Spellings
Sophia or Sofia?
In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Sophia and 39% Sofia. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Sophia60% of the family12,561 born in 2025#5 among girls−28% since 2015Sofia39% of the family8,252 born in 2025#9 among girls−15% since 2015Zofia<1% of the family86 born in 2025#2,153 among girls+37% since 2015Sofiya<1% of the family51 born in 2025#3,130 among girlssteady since 2015Sofya<1% of the family12 born in 2025#8,362 among girls+9% since 2015
Ten years ago
Sophia already led in 2015, with 64% of the family's births; it has 60% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 27,279 to 20,962 births (−23%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia | 17,454 | 12,561 | −28% |
| Sofia | 9,702 | 8,252 | −15% |
| Zofia | 63 | 86 | +37% |
| Sofiya | 49 | 51 | steady |
| Sofya | 11 | 12 | +9% |
How they sound
- Sophia /səˈfiːə/ (suh-FEE-uh)
- Sofia /səˈfiːə/ (suh-FEE-uh)
- Zofia /ˈzɔfjɑ/ (ZOH-fyah)
- Sofiya /səˈfijə/ (suh-FEE-yuh)
- Sofya /sɔˈfja/ (so-FYA)
In France
In France in 2025: Sophia 560 births (#88 among girls), Sofia 1,500 births (#29 among girls), Sofiya 20 births and Sofya 45 births (#816 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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