Sofija
A variant of the more familiar Zofia, from the Greek for "wisdom". Most Poles have never met one, but it's climbing: more girls got the name last year than in years past, and it stays exclusively a girl's name.
Sofija Pronunciation
Sofija is pronounced so-FEE-yah (/sɔˈfija/).
What Sofija means
Where Sofija comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Sofija begins in the Greek word sophia, wisdom. In Poland the common spelling is Zofia, with Sofia beside it and Zosia as the everyday diminutive. Sofija is one more variant of that single root, the Greek term for knowing how to live well.
Wisdom is the whole of it. In the early Christian centuries the name was tied to Saint Sophia, and the great church in Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, was dedicated to Holy Wisdom itself rather than to any woman who bore the name. The idea travelled before the spelling settled.
Read down a Polish class register and you might find a Zosia in one row, a Zofia in another, a Sofija among the newer entries. They answer to the same Greek word. Whatever form appears on the official druk at the urząd, the meaning underneath holds steady: mądrość, wisdom.
How many people are named Sofija
1 in 34576 women in Poland is named Sofija. 652 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1162 among female names.
Sofija's popularity over time
35 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #417 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2004.
Where parents choose Sofija
Sofija is most popular in Podlaskie, 145% above the national average (12 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Pomeranian (+119%) and West Pomeranian (+107%). It is least common in Subcarpathian and Łódź, 78% and 68% below average respectively.
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Podlaskie
+145%1 in 5,482 babies
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Pomeranian
+119%1 in 6,138 babies
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West Pomeranian
+107%1 in 6,494 babies
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Subcarpathian
−78%1 in 60,283 babies
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Łódź
−68%1 in 42,239 babies
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Opole
−42%1 in 23,048 babies
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Podlaskie+145% 12 born1 in 5,482 babies+145%
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Pomeranian+119% 24 born1 in 6,138 babies+119%
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West Pomeranian+107% 13 born1 in 6,494 babies+107%
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Lubusz+89% 7 born1 in 7,094 babies+89%
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Warmian-Masurian+87% 10 born1 in 7,179 babies+87%
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Greater Poland+31% 21 born1 in 10,250 babies+31%
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Silesian+6% 18 born1 in 12,644 babies+6%
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Lower Silesian+3% 12 born1 in 13,095 babies+3%
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Masovian−20% 21 born1 in 16,870 babies−20%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian−26% 6 born1 in 18,230 babies−26%
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Lesser Poland−41% 10 born1 in 22,692 babies−41%
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Opole−42% 2 born1 in 23,048 babies−42%
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Łódź−68% 3 born1 in 42,239 babies−68%
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Subcarpathian−78% 2 born1 in 60,283 babies−78%
Sofija as a middle name
Sofija is a first name for 652 women in Poland and a middle name for another 68, a 91/9 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 820th, between Sharon (68) and Su (68).
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#818 Rivka68
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#819 Sharon68
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#820 Sofija68
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#821 Su68
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#822 Young68