Sofiah

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning wisdom; a form of Sophia.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Sofiah by the numbers

Sofiah was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 35 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Sophia

Like Sofiah, each of these traces back to Sophia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Sonyawisdom; a form of Sophia135 in the US (2017)
  • Sofijawisdom; a form of Sophia20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sophiyawisdom; a form of Sophia16 in the US (2017)
  • Sophinawisdom; a form of Sophia15 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiagracewisdom and grace; a compound of Sophia and Grace13 in the US (2017)
  • Sophianawise woman; from Sophia11 in the US (2017)
  • Sophywisdom; diminutive of Sophia10 in the US (2017)
  • Sofiiawisdom; a form of Sophia9 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sofiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sofiyahwisdom; a form of sophia12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Soriah14 in the US (2017)
  • Sariahprincess; a modern respelling of Sarah370 in the US (2017)
  • Soniawisdom; russian form of Sophia264 in the US (2017)
  • Sofiewisdom; a form of Sophia160 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Sofiah

Names that are said the same way as Sofiah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
  • Sophyawisdom; a spelling variant of Sophia21 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiahwisdom; a form of Sophia13 in the US (2017)
  • Sofyawisdom; a form of Sophia9 in the US (2017)
  • Soffiawisdom; a variant spelling of sophia8 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean wisdom

Like Sofiah, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
  • Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sagewise one1,669 in the US (2017)
  • Skylerscholar, learned one; modern respelling of Schuyler1,459 in the US (2017)

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