Given name
Sofiya
“having great wisdom and foresight”
Sofiya is a variant of Sophie. One Greek interpretation is “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sofiya is a variant of Sophie. One Greek interpretation is “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sofiya is a variant of Sophie. An origin associated with Sophie is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sofiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,195
- 0 boys · 1,195 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #3,165 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 51 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,165 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,556 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sofiya
- Sofiya QureshiIndian Army officer and United Nations peacekeeperborn 1972
- Sofiya AlhassanGhanaian-American kinesiologist and academic administratorborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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