Sofija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SOH-fee-ya
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,368 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Sofija is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Sofija mean?
Greek: Slavic and Baltic form of Sophia
“wisdom”
The form of Sophia used in Serbian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Latvian.
Is Sofija a girl's or a boy's name?
Sofija is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the UK and 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sofija in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Sofija, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,348th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 48 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sofija in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Sofija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,211 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,448 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,348 |
| 2019 | 38 | #1,004 |
| 2018 | 34 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 43 | #930 |
| 2015 | 48 | #854 |
| 2014 | 46 | #891 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,296 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 2011 | 30 | #1,190 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
How popular is Sofija in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,237among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Sofija, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Sofija of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Sofija in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sofija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
Names like Sofija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Syeda Amira Amara Ayra Liyana Hafsa Khadija Sienna Sophia Ayla Abeeha
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Sofija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sofija, updated 20 October 2026.