Sofiya
Sofiya is feminine given name found in Slavic languages. It is also found in parts of Africa. It is a cognate of the Greek name Sophia. In Bulgarian it's a transliteration of София, while in Russian it's a transliteration of София or Со́фья, and in Ukraininan of Софія.
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Sofiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sofiya is feminine given name found in Slavic languages. It is also found in parts of Africa. It is a cognate of the Greek name Sophia. In Bulgarian it's a transliteration of София, while in Russian it's a transliteration of София or Со́фья, and in Ukraininan of Софія.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Bulgarian
The Story of Sofiya
Sofiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 86 births, good for #2,205 nationwide. About 40% of every Sofiya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sofiya ranks #2,205 for baby girls with 86 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sofiya
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About the name Sofiya
Sofiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Sofiya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,205. Use the chart and map above to compare Sofiya'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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