Zosia
Only around 330 women in Poland carry Zosia as their registered name, rare enough that most people have never met one on paper. It's Hebrew at root, meaning "wisdom", and after a modest rise through the 2010s it's being given less often again.
Zosia Pronunciation
Zosia is pronounced ZO-shah (/ˈzɔɕa/).
What Zosia means
Where Zosia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Zosia is the everyday form of Zofia, the name a girl uses at home long before she grows into the fuller version printed on her documents. The variant Sofi sits nearby, and Zofia stands behind both. In a school class register you will find the full Zofia written out, while the friends in that same room say only Zosia.
The origin recorded for the name is Hebrew, and the meaning attached to it is wisdom, in Polish mądrość. That sense has followed the name across borders and centuries without wearing thin.
Poland keeps a date for it. Saint Zofia falls on the fifteenth of May, and old weather lore calls her Zimna Zośka, cold Zosia, one of the chilly mornings that can still nip a garden in the middle of the month. Growers watched that day closely. The meaning stays plain. A child called Zosia is called for wisdom, and behind the small name waits Zofia in full.
How many people are named Zosia
1 in 68522 women in Poland is named Zosia. 329 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1668 among female names.
Zosia's popularity over time
8 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #784 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2009.
Where Zosia is most popular
Zosia is most popular in Lubusz, 275% above the national average (5 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Silesian (+227%) and Pomeranian (+153%). It is least common in Masovian, 79% below average.
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Lubusz5 girls born+275%
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Silesian20 girls born+227%
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Pomeranian10 girls born+153%
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Lower Silesian10 girls born+137%
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Warmian-Masurian4 girls born+108%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian4 girls born+36%
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West Pomeranian3 girls born+32%
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Masovian2 girls born−79%
Zosia as a middle name
Zosia is a first name for 329 women in Poland and a middle name for another 123, a 73/27 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 593rd, between Carla (123) and Kumari (122).
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#591 Ava123
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#592 Carla123
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#593 Zosia123
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#594 Kumari122
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#595 Lora122