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Girl name

Sofija

100% girls · 24 born in 2025

Sofija has been given to about 378 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 375
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sofija per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 24
  • Born in 202524
  • All time378
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Sofija?

Its best year was 2025, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 5378th. The typical living American called Sofija is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Sofija

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sofia0.81
  2. Sophia0.75
  3. Sonja0.70
  4. Sonia0.69
  5. Sonya0.61
  6. Sofie0.60
  7. Tonja0.57
  8. Zoya0.57

Middle names for Sofija

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sofija Rose0.85
  2. Sofija Louise0.85
  3. Sofija June0.84
  4. Sofija Pearl0.84
  5. Sofija Quinn0.84
  6. Sofija Nell0.84

Sibling names for Sofija

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.84
  2. Bodebrother · 0.84
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.84
  4. Keziahsister · 0.83
  5. Ayaneither · 0.83
  6. Azariasister · 0.82

Where Sofija is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sofija White0.80
  2. Sofija Reyes0.80
  3. Sofija Nguyen0.80
  4. Sofija Moore0.80
  5. Sofija Lee0.80
  6. Sofija Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sofija

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Sofija across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.