ended, parents are still choosing it often enough to keep it among the country’s most popular girls’ names. Variations such as Sofia and Sophie extend its reach even further around the world.
Eventually, Sophia will almost certainly fall further down the rankings. Baby-name trends always change.
But after thousands of years of use and nearly two decades near the top of the modern American charts, it seems unlikely that Sophia is going anywhere.
And that may be
the real reason the name has endured: Sophia can be popular without feeling
