Meaning of the nameSophia
- Female
- Greek origin
- So-phi-a
Sophia is a spelling of the name Sofia, which means “wisdom”.
Meaning
“wisdom”
Meaning of the name Sofia, of which Sophia is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Sophia · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sofia · Behind the Name: Sophia
- People (2022)
- 208,142
- Rank in Brazil
- #153
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,423
- people
Sophia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sophia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (139,010 people).
207,003 women 1,139 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Sophia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sophia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.157%
- São Paulo 0.132%
- Espírito Santo 0.128%
- Minas Gerais 0.125%
- Distrito Federal 0.120%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 58,555 | 0.132% |
| Minas Gerais | 25,705 | 0.125% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25,253 | 0.157% |
| Bahia | 12,266 | 0.087% |
| Paraná | 11,369 | 0.099% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 10,424 | 0.096% |
| Goiás | 8,108 | 0.115% |
| Santa Catarina | 7,231 | 0.095% |
| Pernambuco | 5,934 | 0.066% |
| Pará | 5,307 | 0.065% |
| Espírito Santo | 4,903 | 0.128% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,965 | 0.108% |
| Ceará | 3,683 | 0.042% |
| Amazonas | 3,458 | 0.088% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,369 | 0.120% |
| Maranhão | 2,926 | 0.043% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,718 | 0.099% |
| Paraíba | 2,617 | 0.066% |
| Sergipe | 1,836 | 0.083% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,748 | 0.053% |
| Alagoas | 1,602 | 0.051% |
| Rondônia | 1,395 | 0.088% |
| Piauí | 1,283 | 0.039% |
| Tocantins | 1,103 | 0.073% |
| Acre | 494 | 0.060% |
| Roraima | 494 | 0.078% |
| Amapá | 396 | 0.054% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Sophia
With PH, as in the Latin form and in English; almost all the people with this spelling were born from 2000 onward.
About the name Sofia
Sofia comes from the Ancient Greek σοφία, 'wisdom'; Wiktionary, in the entry Sophia, explains that the name refers above all to holy or divine wisdom. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), says that Sofia comes from the Greek Sophia, 'science, wisdom', through the Latin Sophia, and records Sophia and Sofhia as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 516,683 people across the three spellings in the group, 287,227 of them as Sofia. Proportionally, Sofia is most common in the Distrito Federal.
Other spellings of Sofia
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sofia · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Wiktionary: Sophia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sofia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Sophia · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Sophia
What does the name Sophia mean?
Sophia means “wisdom”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Sofia, of which Sophia is a spelling.
How many people are named Sophia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 208,142 people with the first name Sophia, which ranks it number 153 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Sophia a boy's or a girl's name?
Sophia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 207,003 women and 1,139 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Sophia?
Sophia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Sophia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.157% of the state's population is named Sophia (25,253 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sophia?
Sofia and Sofhia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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