Given name
Sofija
“wisdom”
Sofija is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “wisdom.” It is used in Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbo-Croatian, and Slovene.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Latvian usage, Sofija developed from Σοφία.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sofija through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 378
- 0 boys · 378 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,378 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,378 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 540 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sofija’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Sofija developed from the Ancient Greek form Σοφία. In Latvian usage, Sofija has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sophia. Sofija has a conventional equivalent in the German form Sofia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sofija has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Sofija comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sofija
- Sofia MattssonSwedish wrestlerborn 1989
- Sofija NovoselićCroatian alpine skierborn 1990
- Sofija PekićOlympic medalist in basketballborn 1953
- Sofija Kymantaitė-ČiurlionienėLithuanian writer1886–1958
- Sofija TrenchovskaMacedonian journalistborn 1975
- Sofija Naletilić PenavušaBosnian Croat naive sculptor1913–1994
- Sofiya ShishkinaRussian association football playerborn 1998
- Sofija PšibiliauskienėPolish writer (1867–1926)
- Sofija VeiverytėLithuanian artist (1926-2009)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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