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How popular is the name Sofi?

Births per year, rank history and how many Sofis are alive today.

Sofi (female) is a shortened form of the name Sophia. Although Sofi itself was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 4844th as a registered name), most Sofis are registered as Sophia, which ranked 13th in 2025 with 1,547 babies.

Most people called Sofi are registered as Sophia, and share that name's profile: the Sophia you are most likely to meet is around 12 years old. Half of all Sophias born in England and Wales are between 7 and 17, and there are at least 83,000 of them alive today. Only some Sophias go by Sofi.

How many babies are named Sofi or Sophia each year?

Combined registrations of Sophia, Sofia, Sofi. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02k4k200020201996: 6471997: 7381998: 7981999: 7292000: 8342001: 8032002: 9132003: 1,0402004: 1,3432005: 1,4822006: 1,7702007: 2,1442008: 2,3502009: 2,5642010: 3,0262011: 3,9162012: 4,1912013: 4,3802014: 4,4472015: 4,3902016: 4,3252017: 4,0622018: 4,0722019: 4,0202020: 3,6512021: 3,6932022: 3,3922023: 3,1982024: 3,2402025: 3,037actual

Where does Sophia rank as a registered name?

1255075100200020201996: ranked 951997: ranked 911998: ranked 871999: ranked 982000: ranked 892001: ranked 882002: ranked 862003: ranked 742004: ranked 632005: ranked 602006: ranked 492007: ranked 372008: ranked 392009: ranked 352010: ranked 272011: ranked 182012: ranked 152013: ranked 152014: ranked 122015: ranked 122016: ranked 112017: ranked 112018: ranked 82019: ranked 72020: ranked 102021: ranked 122022: ranked 142023: ranked 122024: ranked 132025: ranked 13

Where does Sofi rank as a registered name?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 3,7951997: ranked 2,7381998: ranked 2,4072000: ranked 2,4162001: ranked 3,2622004: ranked 3,1972006: ranked 5,0612008: ranked 4,5242009: ranked 3,9362010: ranked 5,7072011: ranked 3,5492013: ranked 3,5362014: ranked 5,6912015: ranked 3,6152016: ranked 3,6092021: ranked 5,5812022: ranked 5,6702023: ranked 4,0572024: ranked 4,844

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

Is Sofi short for Sophia?

Yes - Sofi is a shortened form of Sophia. Sofis are usually registered as Sophia at birth.

When was the name Sofi most popular?

The full name Sophia peaked in 2014, when 4,447 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Sofi itself peaked as a registered name in 1998, with 6 babies.

How many people are called Sofi?

There's no official count of people who go by Sofi, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 83,000 people registered as Sophia born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Sofi.

How old is the typical Sofi?

Most people called Sofi are registered as Sophia. Most living Sophias are between 7 and 17; the most common age is about 12.

Is Sofi becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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