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Sofya

100% girls · 12 born in 2025

Sofya has been given to about 287 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 285
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sofya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 23
  • Born in 202512
  • All time287

How popular is Sofya?

Its best year was 2011, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 5908th. The typical living American called Sofya is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Sofya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sofia0.85
  2. Sonya0.85
  3. Sophia0.79
  4. Zoya0.81
  5. Tonya0.70
  6. Sonia0.70
  7. Soraya0.70
  8. Sonja0.64

Middle names for Sofya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sofya Josephine0.84
  2. Sofya Rose0.83
  3. Sofya Louise0.83
  4. Sofya June0.82
  5. Sofya Pearl0.82
  6. Sofya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sofya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.80
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.79
  3. Azariasister · 0.79
  4. Koenbrother · 0.79
  5. Yarelisister · 0.79
  6. Neriahsister · 0.78

Where Sofya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sofya White0.78
    2. Sofya Reyes0.78
    3. Sofya Nguyen0.78
    4. Sofya Moore0.78
    5. Sofya Lee0.78
    6. Sofya Hill0.78

    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 Sofya

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

    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.