Safronia
Sophronia is a feminine given name. It is the feminine version of the Latin name Sophronius, which was ultimately derived from the Greek word sophron, meaning “self controlled.” The name was in regular use in the United States in the 19th century and the name remains in occasional use throughout the Anglosphere.
Meaning & Origin of Safronia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sophronia is a feminine given name. It is the feminine version of the Latin name Sophronius, which was ultimately derived from the Greek word sophron, meaning “self controlled.” The name was in regular use in the United States in the 19th century and the name remains in occasional use throughout the Anglosphere.
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The Story of Safronia
Safronia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1902: 5 births, good for #1,793 nationwide. About 50% of every Safronia on record arrived during the 1900s, its defining decade. Safronia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1923, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Safronia
Safronia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Safronia's peak popularity came in 1902 when it ranked #1,793. Use the chart and map above to compare Safronia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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