baby names meaning wisdom
Discover 12 baby names associated with wisdom. Each includes full meaning, cultural origin, pronunciation, and popularity ranking.
baby names that mean wisdom at a glance
- Names
- 12
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 9 · 0 · 3
- Top origin
- Korean
- Most popular (2025)
- Sophia #5
Our directory has 12 baby names that mean wisdom: 9 girls' names and 3 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Sophia (#5 for girls), followed by Sofia (#9 for girls), Athena (#109 for girls) and Veda (#739 for girls). 4 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are Korean (4), Greek (3) and Chinese (1).
Veda has climbed fastest, from #918 in 2020 to #739 in 2025.
For something less common, Eun-ji, Hye-su and Ji-woo were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 5.5 letters, from Zhi to Minerva, and 58% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
Climbing
- Veda #918 → #739 (2020–2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warGreek · girl#109
- Eun-jigrace and wisdomKorean · girl
- Hye-sugraceful and elegant, wisdom and beautyKorean · girl
- Ji-soowisdom and excellenceKorean · unisex
- Ji-woowisdom and rain, or wisdom and spaceKorean · unisex
- Minervaintellect, wisdomLatin · girl
- Sigridbeautiful victory, victory and wisdomNorse · girl
- SofiawisdomGreek · girl#9
- SophiawisdomGreek · girl#5
- Vedaknowledge, sacred wisdomHindi · girl#739
- Zhiwisdom, aspiration, will, to knowChinese · unisex
- ZofiawisdomPolish · girl
questions about baby names that mean wisdom
Which baby names that mean wisdom are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names that mean wisdom are Sophia (#5 for girls), Sofia (#9 for girls), Athena (#109 for girls) and Veda (#739 for girls).
Which baby names that mean wisdom are rising in popularity?
Veda has climbed from #918 in 2020 to #739 in 2025.
What are some unique baby names that mean wisdom?
Eun-ji, Hye-su, Ji-woo, Minerva and Zhi were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are baby names that mean wisdom more common for girls or boys?
Of 12 baby names that mean wisdom on HushName, 9 are girls' names, 0 are boys' names and 3 are unisex.
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