NameTides

Sofija

Sofija was the #5,238 girls' name in the US in 2025 (24 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Sofija as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sofija as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Sofija as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#5,238 (24)#1,512 (20)#632 (4)—#608 (5)#1,768 (13)
2024#6,642 (17)#1,302 (25)——#898 (3)#1,949 (11)
2023#8,055 (13)#2,201 (12)#749 (3)—#625 (5)#1,898 (11)
2022#9,056 (11)#1,245 (26)#760 (3)—#502 (7)#3,228 (5)
2021#7,250 (15)#1,569 (19)—#446 (3)#464 (8)#2,616 (7)
2020#7,212 (15)#1,618 (18)—#281 (5)#495 (7)#1,877 (11)
2019#5,612 (22)#996 (35)—#424 (3)#457 (8)#2,872 (6)
2018#8,146 (13)#1,083 (32)——#629 (5)—
2017#7,092 (16)#1,258 (27)——#430 (9)#2,609 (7)
2016#7,602 (15)#975 (37)—#353 (4)#390 (11)#2,892 (6)
2015#6,036 (21)#871 (42)—#358 (4)#431 (10)#2,179 (9)
2014#7,636 (15)#859 (44)——#321 (15)#2,617 (7)
2013#7,748 (15)#1,253 (27)——#340 (14)#2,888 (6)
2012#6,576 (19)#1,210 (27)#815 (3)—#510 (8)#3,334 (5)
2011#8,614 (13)#1,149 (29)——#510 (8)#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #5,238.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1999.

How common is it?

about 1 in 67,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Sofija is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 70,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 45,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sofija by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Sofija (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Sofija (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SofijaCanadaGirls#1,76813
SofijaEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
SofijaIrelandGirls#6085
SofijaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SofijaScotlandGirls#6324
SofijaUSGirls#5,23824