| Sofia | Chloe | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Wisdom | Green shoot; blooming |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | so-FEE-ah | KLOH-ee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1881 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2015 (9,702) | 2009 (11,922) |
| In 2025 | 8,252 | 6,203 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sofia | Chloe |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 45,288 | 37,588 |
| 2010s | 82,402 | 85,316 |
| 2000s | 43,380 | 96,503 |
| 1990s | 7,827 | 25,858 |
| 1980s | 2,643 | 3,605 |
| 1970s | 1,576 | 645 |
| 1960s | 898 | 204 |
| 1950s | 515 | 296 |
| 1940s | 380 | 543 |
| 1930s | 454 | 778 |
| 1920s | 628 | 746 |
| 1910s | 429 | 850 |
| 1900s | 166 | 478 |
| 1890s | 113 | 622 |
| 1880s | 45 | 357 |
From Greek 'sophia' (σοφία) meaning 'wisdom'. Long established as a given name honoring Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia).
From Greek 'chloe' (Χλόη) meaning 'green shoot, young growth of a plant'. It was an epithet of the harvest goddess Demeter marking the fresh green of spring.
Sofia is more popular than Chloe today: about 8,252 US babies were given the name Sofia in 2025, compared with 6,203 named Chloe.
Sofia means Wisdom (greek origin), while Chloe means Green shoot; blooming (greek origin).
In US records, Sofia first appears in 1881 and Chloe in 1880, so Chloe has the longer recorded history.