Sofya
Just 366 women in Poland carry it, a name most people here have never actually met. It's a Russian spelling that traces back to the Greek sophía, "wisdom".
Sofya Pronunciation
Sofya is pronounced so-FIH-ah (/sɔˈfɨa/).
What Sofya means
Where Sofya comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Sofya comes from the Greek sophia, wisdom. In Russia the name found a second home. It was worn by Sofya Kovalevskaya, the mathematician who in 1889 became the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe, at Stockholm University. The same Greek word titled the great church in Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Holy Wisdom.
In Poland the name settles as Zofia. Sofia stands as a lighter spelling, and Zosia is the diminutive a child answers to. May 15 belongs to Saint Zofia on the calendar. Gardeners know her as Zimna Zośka, cold Sophie, one of the frosty days of mid-May when a late chill can still nip the seedlings.
The name means wisdom. That is a quality no one grows into on schedule. Still the sense of it sits plainly under each form, from Sofya to Zofia to little Zosia on the class register.
How many people are named Sofya
1 in 61595 women in Poland is named Sofya. 366 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1565 among female names.
Sofya's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.