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Zsófia

The Hungarian form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom.”

Usage languagesHungarian
US rank (2020)#11,090

Meaning and history

Zsófia is the Hungarian form of Sophia. Sophia comes directly from Greek sophia, meaning “wisdom.” The name gained Christian significance through divine wisdom and saints named Sophia and has been borne by European royalty. Hungarian zs represents a sound like the s in “measure,” and the acute accent marks vowel length. Notable bearers include Hungarian artistic gymnast Zsófia Kovács and Hungarian handball player Zsófia Tomori.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20012001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
20062006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 7 births, rank #13,924
2008: 7 births, rank #13,832
2009: 12 births, rank #9,379
2010: 15 births, rank #7,880
20112011: 7 births, rank #13,347
2012: 12 births, rank #9,109
2013: 8 births, rank #11,969
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: 6 births, rank #14,331
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: 5 births, rank #15,682
2019: 5 births, rank #15,539
20202020: 8 births, rank #11,090

In 2020, 8 babies were recorded with the name Zsófia, ranking #11,090 among girls.