Given name
Zophia
“having great wisdom and foresight”
Zophia is a variant of Zofia. In Slavic use, Zofia carries the interpretation “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zophia is a variant of Zofia. In Slavic use, Zofia carries the interpretation “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zophia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 688
- 0 boys · 688 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,543 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,543 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 496 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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