Sofiia
The Ukrainian form of Zofia, carrying the same plain meaning: wisdom. Ukrainian keeps the doubled i that Polish smooths away. Almost unheard of here a decade ago, it has climbed fast and now sits inside the top 300, given to hundreds of girls a year.
Sofiia Pronunciation
Sofiia is pronounced SOFY-yah (/ˈsɔfjja/).
What Sofiia means
Where Sofiia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Sofiia is the Ukrainian form of a name whose meaning is plain: wisdom. Ukrainian keeps the doubled i that Polish smooths away. Cross the border and the same name settles into Zofia, with Zosia for daily use and Sofia standing close by as another variant.
In Kyiv the name has a landmark. Saint Sophia Cathedral, begun in the eleventh century, was raised in honour of Holy Wisdom, and it still stands at the centre of the old city. Any Sofiia born there shares her name with that building and with the wisdom it holds.
Read a Polish class register today and Sofiia may sit a few lines above Zofia. A teacher works down the list, and the two forms answer to one meaning, wisdom.
How many people are named Sofiia
1 in 732 women in Poland is named Sofiia. 30,819 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #237 among female names.
Sofiia's popularity over time
243 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #164 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2002.
Where parents choose Sofiia
Sofiia is most popular in Lower Silesian, 132% above the national average (152 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Łódź (+91%) and Lubusz (+40%). It is least common in Warmian-Masurian and Podlaskie, 93% and 85% below average respectively.
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Lower Silesian
+132%1 in 1,034 babies
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Łódź
+91%1 in 1,255 babies
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Lubusz
+40%1 in 1,712 babies
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Warmian-Masurian
−93%1 in 35,897 babies
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Podlaskie
−85%1 in 16,447 babies
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Holy Cross
−83%1 in 13,858 babies
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Lower Silesian+132% 152 born1 in 1,034 babies+132%
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Łódź+91% 101 born1 in 1,255 babies+91%
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Lubusz+40% 29 born1 in 1,712 babies+40%
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West Pomeranian+34% 47 born1 in 1,796 babies+34%
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Greater Poland+27% 114 born1 in 1,888 babies+27%
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Masovian+19% 176 born1 in 2,013 babies+19%
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Silesian−9% 86 born1 in 2,646 babies−9%
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Opole−12% 17 born1 in 2,711 babies−12%
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Pomeranian−20% 49 born1 in 3,007 babies−20%
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Lesser Poland−32% 64 born1 in 3,546 babies−32%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian−43% 26 born1 in 4,207 babies−43%
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Lublin−63% 16 born1 in 6,417 babies−63%
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Subcarpathian−72% 14 born1 in 8,612 babies−72%
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Holy Cross−83% 4 born1 in 13,858 babies−83%
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Podlaskie−85% 4 born1 in 16,447 babies−85%
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Warmian-Masurian−93% 2 born1 in 35,897 babies−93%
Sofiia as a middle name
Sofiia is a first name for 30,819 women in Poland and a middle name for another 52, a 100/0 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 947th, between Leticia (52) and Tiffany (52).
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#945 Jo52
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#946 Leticia52
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#947 Sofiia52
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#948 Tiffany52
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#949 Alana51