Sofija
Sofija is feminine given name found in South Slavic and East Baltic languages.
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Sofija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sofija is feminine given name found in South Slavic and East Baltic languages.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
The Story of Sofija
Sofija first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 22 births, good for #5,608 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Sofijas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,269 among baby girl names with 15 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 384 Sofijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sofija
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sofija. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Zofija
Names that sound like Sofija
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About the name Sofija
Sofija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 384 births in the dataset. Sofija's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,608. Use the chart and map above to compare Sofija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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