MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sophia mean?
Sophia comes directly from the Greek noun for wisdom. Philosophia, the source of philosophy, uses the same noun with a word meaning love.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोफ़िया
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sophia in Indian usage
1,565 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 185 |
| 1970s | 395 |
| 1980s | 451 |
| 1990s | 434 |
| Other decades | 100 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 801 |
| Meghalaya | 199 |
| Manipur | 187 |
| Goa | 104 |
| Other states | 274 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sophia / F | 1,547 | 13 |
| Scotland | Sophia / F | 181 | 9 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Sophia ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sophia; Table_6, C18 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sophia; Table_6, C18
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sophia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sophia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl