girl's name

Zofia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,372

Scotland

#383

2024 births

Zofia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2016, when 221 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 7,637 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Zofia over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,831
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Zofia by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 37
2000s 377
2010s 1,831
2020s (to 2025) 597

How popular is Zofia?

In 2025, Zofia was given to 69 babies in England and Wales, ranking #579 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Zofia is used

Scotland #383 9 in 2024
Northern Ireland #415 4 in 2022
England & Wales #579 69 in 2025
Ireland #716 5 in 2025
Canada #1,405 17 in 2023
United States #2,172 86 in 2025
France #7,612 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Zofia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Zofia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zofia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Zofia in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Dutch
Sofie
Polish
Zosia

Sibling names for Zofia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zofia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Zofia

How popular is the name Zofia?

In 2025, Zofia was given to 69 babies in England and Wales, ranking #579 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Zofia a girl's or a boy's name?

Zofia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Zofia most popular?

Zofia peaked in 2016, when 221 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Zofia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zofia currently ranks #383 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.