Baby name Sophia/sofia

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I think this name is gorgeous.
If I have a girl I think I want to use it.
What do other think? Is it too common? I don’t know any but I can see it’s in the top 20.

Also is it too delicate for a grown woman?
I don’t think so, but opinions very welcome.

I pretty sure it was listed as the most popular girls name in the world (due to how many countries it is used in)

It’s beautiful for baby, girl and grown up, could also be: Safia or Safiyah

It is a beautiful name though x

Super popular as is Sophie but for good reason.

Thanks bixquert. I’m not too worried about it being popular all over the world collectively, but if it was literally number one in the uk, I wouldn’t use it.
I have a name that is of my time, and popular when I was born but virtually unused now, there were four in my year at school, think along the lines of Rebecca/Emma popularity for baby girls in the late 80s.

But now I’m older and working with people of different ages, I don’t know anyone else with my name. So I don’t necessarily see a problem with a popular name. I still would want to avoid number one in the uk however!

It is a beautiful name! I personally would be put off if she's going to be one of many at school. Are there any other names you like?

Thea
Hazel
Clarissa
Lyra

It's a lovely name. I know it's supposed to be popular but I don't know any where we live. It suits an older woman and a little girl too. Use it!

Sophia is a fantastic name, simple and classic. I don't think it sounds delicate, I think it's quite a strong and elegant name, neither harsh nor insipid. The meaning wisdom Is lovely too.

It's very popular in the part of the South East that I live in. There are lots of Sophia, Isla and Olivia here.

I have an almost teenage one . It was always going to be her name and tbh I love it just as much now as I did then. She likes it too (always a plus!). It's grown with her like all names do I think. She occasionally gets Fia, mainly from family.

In 2015 Sophia was #12 in England and Wales. However, if you combined all of the Sophias, Sofias, and hyphenations, it went up to #4:

www.britishbabynames.com/blog/combined-spellings-2015-girls.html

The 2016 combined spellings aren't available, but given that Sophia went up a place to #11 in 2016, and Sofia went up two places to #29, it is clearly becoming more popular, not less. It's absolutely beautiful, but if popularity is a problem then these are important figures to know.

Thanks so much everyone.
I don’t think popularity would be a too much of a problem for me.
I sometimes find I don’t really like very unique names as often they aren’t popular for good reason!
But it’s each to their own and everyone’s tastes are different.
I am of the opinion it is an elegant classic and I don’t think i could go too far wrong with it. Just need some boys names now....!

It's a lovely name. I'd always go for Sophia and not Sofia unless you've got Spanish/Italian etc links.

If you pronounce it So fire in the old English way there are many fewer of those around.

I don't care how common it is, I think it's the most beautiful girl's name ever. It was my first choice if we'd had girls 15 years ago and I still love it. Great meaning too - wisdom.