How Many People Are Named Sofija?
An estimated 351 people in the United States have the first name Sofija. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Sofija peaked in popularity in 2019 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sofija as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sofija paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
351
About 1 in 976,508 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2019
22 births
Total Registered
354
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sofija
Sofija is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 354 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sofija as a female name
Ranked #6,868 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (22 births)
Sofija: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sofija span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 166 babies were registered. While Sofija is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sofija by Decade
How has Sofija tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sofija by State
Sofija + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sofija as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sofija
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sofija: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sofija?
We estimate approximately 351 people named Sofija are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 976,508 Americans share this first name.
Is Sofija a common name?
Sofija is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 354 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sofija most popular?
Sofija reached peak popularity in 2019, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sofija is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sofija a female name?
Sofija is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sofija Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sofija Smith, Sofija Johnson, Sofija Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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