Sofiya
Girl · so-FEE-ya · Greek
Sofiya is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 1,460th for girls in the UK (22 babies) and 3,130th for girls in the US (51 babies).
What does Sofiya mean?
Greek: spelling of Sofia
“wisdom”
A spelling of Sophia, Greek for wisdom, matching the usual transliteration from Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian.
- Say it
- so-FEE-ya
Is Sofiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Sofiya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 girls in the UK and 51 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sofiya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,460among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were named Sofiya, making it the 1,460th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 26 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Sofiya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were given Sofiya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #882, up from #1,460 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,407th in England and Wales.
Sofiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,460 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,449 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,325 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,439 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Sofiya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,130among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 51 girls in the US were named Sofiya, making it the 3,130th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,091st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 80 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
2025 had fewer girls named Sofiya than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Sofiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 56 girls in the US were given Sofiya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,426, up from #3,130 for this spelling alone.
- Sofiya 51
- Sophiya 5
Sofiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #3,130 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2,303 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,792 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,892 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,091 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,752 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2015 | 49 | #3,299 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,807 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,902 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,637 |
| 2010 | 47 | #3,408 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2008 | 52 | #3,221 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 33 | #4,191 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
Nicknames for Sofiya
Names like Sofiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Safiya Aaliyah Hafsa Sumayyah Zainab Abeeha Safaa Nusaybah Amira Hiba Ayah
Other spellings of Sofiya
Names related to Sofiya
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