Sofiya
How to say it: suh-FEE-yuh · /səˈfijə/
Slavic and Russian form of Sophia, from Greek 'sophia' meaning 'wisdom' - phonetic transliteration spelling.
Sofiya was the most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 51 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 23% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 51 |
| Share of births | 1 in 158 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −23% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2 |
| In France, 2025 | #17 among girls’ names, 20 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Sofiya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Sofi
- Fiya
Honouring a Sofiya in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Sofiya is about 1 in 7.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Greek, Russian.
In France: #17 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Sofiya
- Sofiya Qureshi (born 1972)Indian Army officer and United Nations peacekeeper
- Sofiya Burkhanova (born 1989)Uzbekistani shot putter
- Sofiya Alhassan (born 1974)Ghanaian-American kinesiologist and academic administrator
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