hasn’t gone away. In 2025, Sophia remained one of the five most popular names for newborn girls in the United States.
That’s an unusually long run near the top of a baby-name chart, especially at a time when parents are choosing from a wider variety of names than they once did.
So why hasn’t Sophia started to sound dated?
Part of the answer may lie in the name itself. Sophia comes from the ancient Greek word for “
wisdom,” a meaning that has survived for thousands of years. The name has
