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Sofia is a pretty name, but I have known over 10 Sofia/Sophia/Sophies in my life so far.

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I have a common name, and I have a lot of regrets about it. My parents don't regret it, but I dislike it. I would personally not choose a common name for my future child, but if that's not a dealbreaker for you, definitely choose something you like.

I like Sofia and I prefer this spelling to Sophia.

Sofia is BEAUTIFUL

I prefer Sophie and though both names are polular (Sophie and Sofia / Sophia) I've only ever met 1 Sophie and I can only think of 2 maybe 3 Sophie/Sofia/Sophia's from Film/TV/Celebrities and that's it

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Sophie from My Parents Are Aliens, Sofia the First and I get the feeling I should know a third but I cannot think of it. I have a character's voice saying "Sophie" and that's it, I cannot think of where its from only that it's American and probably from the 90s

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I think the names are very pretty and I'd consider using them myself if popularity wasn't an issue

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Go for it

It is overused in my age group, but I think it is pretty, and I’d rather meet a Sofia than a Kinsleigh or something like that.

It’s not bad, but I’m certainly tired of it. Sophia is more appealing to me than Sofia, for what it’s worth.

Sophia / Sofia is a beautiful name with a great meaning. Unsurprisingly, it was the #1 most popular name in the US for several years in the 2010s, and even now it is still very popular especially if you combine the percentages of both spellings. You don't know anyone with the name yet, but your daughter certainly will. Of course the name isn't bad or unusable, but you will have to weigh whether or not you think your child will mind being one of several with the same name in her class.

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I would also think about how popular your last name is. If you have an unusual last name, it is less likely that there will be other people with the exact same name as your daughter.

If it's so unusable why are so many people still using it?
It's fine. If you don't mind that your Sophia Sofia will likely be one of many in her age/school/peer group, and if you really love it, who cares?
I have to wonder if you really do love it so much that you could be swayed by random online comments. Bear in mind that every single name you might think of is going to have detractors for whatever reason.

There's nothing wrong with popular names, and I'd much rather people call their daughter Sofia than some kre8tiv modern name. Where I live, a lot of people still use traditional names and I like that because most of our traditional names are good. We have people called Sofiya here too :)

This message was edited 2/7/2025, 4:10 AM

I'm incredibly bored of Sofia/Sophia, personally.

Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, an ancient city with a storied history. It's a beautiful name and if you're worried about "overuse" the spelling with an "f" is less common than with a "ph." It retains the wisdom-linked meaning regardless of spelling. If you don't know anyone with the name, use it. It will travel well and your child will add a "face" to it. Having a human being to associate the name with is vastly different from letters on a screen.

It's always been a classic name; after years at and near the top of the charts, it is also a well-used classic. My only issue would be the spelling. Whichever you choose (I vastly prefer Sophia), she'll spend her life correcting people who've guessed wrongly.

I think it's a lovely name and not bad or boring. I prefer Sophia though

It's a pretty name but sure is mega popular.

The fact that's it's popular proves it's not unusable. But just because you don't know anyone with that name, that doesn't mean your child might not end up being one of the Sofias in het class or often meet other with that name. When a name gets more popular it loses a bit of personality and becomes a bit more bland. To me named like Sophie, Anna and Emma aren't pretty and classic anymore, but bland and run on the mill. The one thing it has got going for itself is that it probably won't be regarded as 'dated' at some point, because it's so universally popular. Depending on where you live you'd also need to specify that it's spelled with an F not PH, which would also put me off a bit.

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Others will disagree though, otherwise they wouldn't keep being popular.

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I personally would do my very best to try and find another name I liked as much and only use it if I had gone through every female name on this site and was 100% sure this was really the only name I truly loved.

I think it's plenty pretty. It is a bit overused for my taste, but it's overused for a good reason. I might pair it with a more adventurous middle name, myself, but even without that I certainly don't see it as unusable.