Sophya

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

Babies a year
21
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Sophya by the numbers

Sophya was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 65 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Sophia

Like Sophya, 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.

  • Soniawisdom; russian form of Sophia264 in the US (2017)
  • Sofiewisdom; a form of Sophia160 in the US (2017)
  • Sonyawisdom; a form of Sophia135 in the US (2017)
  • Sofijawisdom; a form of Sophia20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • 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)
  • 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 Sophya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiyawisdom; a form of Sophia16 in the US (2017)
  • Sophywisdom; diminutive of Sophia10 in the US (2017)
  • Sopheawisdom; a variant of sophia8 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sorayaprincess or star constellation76 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Sophya

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

  • Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sophiahwisdom; a form of Sophia13 in the US (2017)
  • Sofiahwisdom; a form of Sophia9 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 Sophya, 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)
  • 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)
  • Ronnieruler's counsel; from Ronald1,281 in England and Wales (2025)

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