Sofia, a variant of Sophia, comes from the Greek word sophia, meaning "wisdom." It started growing in popularity in the U.S. in the 1980s and was a top-200 girl's name by 1999, according to the Social Security Administration. Sofia debuted inside the top-100 in 2003 and has been a top-20 girl's name every year since 2011. It's one of the most popular names today, considering its variant Sophia has been a top-10 girl's name since 2010 and its diminutive Sophie has been a top-100 girl's name since 2018. Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie has a daughter named Sofia Richie, born in 1998.
