Sophea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- so-FEE-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Sophea is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sophea come from?
Greek: probably a variant of Sophia; also a Khmer name
Is Sophea a girl's or a boy's name?
Sophea is a girls' name.
How popular is Sophea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Sophea in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sophea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
Names like Sophea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alessia Solana Aria Selena Elina Genesis Sienna Lydia Camila Savannah Ximena Stevie
Names related to Sophea
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Zoe Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sophea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sophea, updated 20 October 2026.