Given name & surname
Sofi
“having great wisdom and foresight”
Sofi is a variant of Sophie. One Greek interpretation is “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sofi is a variant of Sophie. One Greek interpretation is “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sofi is a variant of Sophie. An origin associated with Sophie is French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Sofi is a short form of Sofia. In Swedish usage, Sofi is a short form of Sofie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sofi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 705
- 0 boys · 705 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,885 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,885 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 49 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,060 as a first name in 2020; 158 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sofi’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Sofi is a short form of Sofia. Sofi has a related form in Sophie. In Swedish usage, Sofi has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sophie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sofi has relatives in 6 languages.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sofi
- Sofi OksanenFinnish-Estonian writer (born 1977)
- Sofi MarinovaBulgarian singerborn 1975
- Sofi TsedakaSamaritan-Israeli actress and singer who converted to Judaismborn 1975
- Sofi FlinkSwedish athleteborn 1995
- Sofi JeanninSwedish singer and choir directorborn 1976
- Sofi MkheyanArmenian singerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.