What does the name Zofia mean?

Zofia means “wisdom” and is of Ancient Greek origin. The meaning comes from Sophia, a related spelling.

How popular is the name Zofia?

1,938 US babies were named Zofia between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2011.

What careers are people named Zofia over-represented in?

Among notable women who are economists, Zofias show up 3.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Zofia

Q: How common is the spelling Zofia?

1 in 317 Sophias spell it Zofia.

Zofia means “wisdom” (Ancient Greek origin). 1,938 US babies since 1940, peak 2011. Notable Zofias are 3.1× over-represented as economists.

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What it means

“wisdom”

Ancient GreekSpelling of Sophia

Sophia around the world

Sofía · French
Sofía · Spanish
София · Russian
Σοφία · Greek
ソピア · Japanese
索非亚 · Chinese
Sofía · Icelandic
Софія · Ukrainian
صوفيا · Arabic
סופיה · Hebrew

Famous Sophias

Sophia Bush · American actress
Sophia of Hanover · Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and
Sophia of Nassau · Swedish queen (1836–1913)
Sophia Lillis · American actress (born 2002)

Sophia’s name day

September 17 · Greece, Cyprus

In US birth records

Peak year: 2011

1,938 US babies were named Zofia between 1940 and 2025.

Zofia around the world

Norway: 328 babies since 1945, peak 2017, No. 301 in 2025
Scotland: 268 babies since 1974, peak 2018, No. 351 in 2024
England & Wales: 2,842 babies since 1996, peak 2016, No. 573 in 2025
Ireland: 546 babies since 1964, peak 2016, No. 589 in 2025
Belgium: 222 babies since 1995, peak 2016, No. 967 in 2025
Sweden: 91 babies since 1998, peak 2017, No. 1,280 in 2022
France: 375 babies since 1900, peak 1931
Northern Ireland: 60 babies since 1997, peak 2011

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Zofias end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Professor	2.1×	High · 27 people
Actor	0.7×	Medium · 16 people
Economist	3.1×	Medium · 16 people
Writer	1.0×	Medium · 15 people

Among notable women who are economists, Zofias show up 3.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

One more thing…

Zofias are 1.6× more likely than expected to be poets.

The surprise career: Low confidence · 8 notable people.

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Other spellings

1 in 317 Sophias spell it Zofia

Sophia 69%
Sofia 30%
Zofia <1%
Sofiya <1%
Zophia <1%
Sophya <1%
Sophea <1%
Sofya <1%
Sophiya <1%
Sofiah <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2011)