Given name
Zofia
“having great wisdom and foresight”·“wisdom”
Zofia is a form of Sophia. Sophia means “wisdom” in Greek.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Slavic use, Zofia carries the interpretation “having great wisdom and foresight.” Zofia is a form of Sophia. Sophia means “wisdom” in Greek.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
In Polish use, Zofia is used as a form of SoFtA. Zofia is used as a form of Sophia. Zofia is a form of Sophia. The shared background comes through Sophia: Sophia uses the Greek noun sophia. That word also appears in the phrase Hagia Sophia, meaning “holy wisdom.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zofia is a form of Sophia. The history of Sophia gives this family its wider story. Sophia became popular in England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Sophia also has literary and screen associations, including the heroine of Tom Jones and the actress Sophia Loren.
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Zofia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,013
- 0 boys · 2,013 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 86
- #2,172 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 86 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,172 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 102 in 2011. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,758 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.
Zofia’s family of names
In Polish usage, Zofia has a diminutive in Zosia. Zofia developed from Sophia. In Polish usage, Zofia has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Sofia.
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Around the world
Zofia has relatives in 20 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
29 related names in 20 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 25
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 Zofia
- Zofia NałkowskaPolish prose writer, journalist & dramatist (1884-1954)
- Zofia PosmyszPolish journalist and writer (1923–2022)
- Zofia Kossak-SzczuckaPolish writer1889–1968
- Sofiya Nalepinska-BoychukUkrainian printmaker (1884-1937)
- Zofia ZamenhofPolish Esperantist (1889-1942)
- Zofia Kielan-JaworowskaPolish paleobiologist (1925-2015)
- Zofia WichłaczPolish actress (born 1995)
- Zofia Stryjeńskapainter; illustrator; graphic designer; scenic designer (1891–1976)
- Zofia MrozowskaPolish actress (1922–1983)
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