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How popular is the name Sofiya?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sofiyas are alive today.
Sofiya (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Sophia in England and Wales, ranked 1407th in 2025 and given to 22 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2022, when 26 babies were given the name, the 1245th most popular that year. It has risen strongly over the past decade. Common short forms of Sofiya include Sophie.
Across all spellings of the name, 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. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 23% chance that at least one of them will be called Sophia.
How many babies are named Sofiya each year?
Includes all spellings: Sofiya, Sofia, Sophia. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Sofiya spelling rank?
Where does the Sofia spelling rank?
Where does the Sophia spelling rank?
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
When was the name Sofiya most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Sophia, peaked in 2014, when 4,454 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Sofiya spelling itself peaked in 2022, with 26 babies.
How many people are called Sofiya?
At least 83,000 people named Sofiya in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Sofiya?
Most living Sofiyas are between 7 and 17; the most common age is about 12.
Is Sofiya becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.