Sofi
A trimmed cousin of Zofia, from the Greek sophía, "wisdom". It's a recent arrival and still rare: most Poles have never met a Sofi, and every one of them is a girl.
Sofi Pronunciation
Sofi is pronounced SO-fee (/ˈsɔfi/).
What Sofi means
Where Sofi comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Sofi grows out of the Greek word sophia, meaning wisdom. The same root sits inside philosophy, the love of sophia, so the name keeps company with old ideas about knowing well. In Poland the name took the form Zofia, and Zosia became its everyday diminutive.
Sofi is the shorter spelling, trimmed and quick to say. On a Polish class register a girl might appear as Sofi while the list still records Zofia. Both point to the same Greek word.
Saint Sophia carried the name into the Christian calendar, and Polish almanacs still mark Zofia's imieniny on 15 May. The sense many people attach today, a bright and level-headed wisdom, grew up around the name over centuries. What stays fixed is the origin: sophia, wisdom.
How many people are named Sofi
1 in 191049 women in Poland is named Sofi. 118 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3112 among female names.
Sofi's popularity over time
4 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1145 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2020.
Where Sofi is most popular
Sofi is most popular in Pomeranian, 351% above the national average (4 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Greater Poland (+286%) and Silesian (+192%).
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Pomeranian4 girls born+351%
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Greater Poland5 girls born+286%
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Silesian4 girls born+192%
Sofi as a middle name
Sofi is a first name for 118 women in Poland and a middle name for another 30, an 80/20 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1293rd, between Olympia (30) and Suzan (30).
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#1291 Mija30
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#1292 Olympia30
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#1293 Sofi30
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#1294 Suzan30
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#1295 Thi30