girl (SSA Category)Spanish OriginUS Rank #9 in 2025

Sofia

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Wisdom, Wise”

Linguistic heritage: Spanish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:soh-FEE-uh

IPA (US English):/soʊˈfiː.ə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20159,702 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#98,261 births in 2025

Total US Registrations186,931Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1890 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2015 (9,702 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1890

Recent 2025 Level9 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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