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I voted to use it as a middle name because that's what we did. But really, if you love love love it, I say go for it! I really like the meaning of Sophia, and the significance it holds for you and DH! Do you know any Sophia's in your immediate or even extended circle?

My favorite name when I was pregnant with DD was Olivia, but it was #1 at the time so we decided not to use it. We ended up using it as a middle name. No regrets though bc I love DD's name even more.

Honestly it is just waaaaaaaaaay too popular for me! And this is coming from someone with two kids with top 10 names!

I picked a top 10 name, but we have only met a few LOs with the same name so far (none in her classes). It totally depends if it's popular in your area. I feel like that's what really matters. I also voted just use it if you love it.

If you love it, use it! However, I am partial to it as a middle name, since it's H's middle name.

I'd use it as a middle name, even though it's a lovely name. It's too popular for my liking, I know a few Sophia's and I hear it on the playground a lot.

But...that's really up to you. If you guys don't care about such a popular name go for it.

If you love it, use it! Even though it's a popular name, we only know one Sophia (Sophie) IRL.

I love that name but it's too popular now for my taste.

I voted middle name only cuz I didn't name my own daughter Sophia. My twins korean names mean wisdom, so I loved the name Sophia but it was too popular so I nixed it. FYI, Sonia also means wisdom, which I was open to but my hubby didn't like it.

My best advice if you love it and it has personal meaning, is to just try it out while baby is still cooking. If you start calling the baby Sophia for a couple of weeks, just the two of you, then you can get a better feel for how it fits or how you REALLY feel about it. There are 2 names that we like on paper, but 1 has stolen my heart when I used it (27 weeks pregnant), and I'm dreading switching to the other name just because the first one feels so right:)

It might depend on your area. Where I live it seems like there's usually a Sophia or Sophie. I haven't seen it on the jennifer/Jessica level but there's a lot. It's a pretty name and I don't dislike popular names but I do feel like whether it's gym or music or preschool or the playground there's just always one around. I think it'd be too much for me.

I think it's a great name and I literally don't know one Sophia: old or young!

I both Sophie & Sophia, hence why we picked this name for our Daughter (Sophie). I only know of one other Sofia. I'm always surprised it comes up so high on the popularity charts because I hardly ever see it irl, unlike Olivia which we both liked but decided was too common (among people we know).

i understand people not wanting to use names if they are really popular, but if you truly love the name and are attached to it, and don't like the other options as much, then i say go for it.

If if feels right, it feels right. I'd have name regret if I didn't choose the name I absolutely loved because it's popular. I was one of three girls with the same name in my classes growing up no matter where we lived, and we moved a lot due to military. I didn't care, and it was fun to compare spellings. I asked my mom did she care that my name ended up becoming so popular, and she said no the name felt right for her! Must be a good name lol.