Zofia is a distinctive choice, ranked #603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zofia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#603
About the Name Zofia
Zofia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 305 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #235 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zofia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zofia
Unlikely. With around 65 UK babies named Zofia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zofia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zofia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 305 places in the last five years. Its peak was #235 in 2016. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Zofia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Zofia include: Zofia Krzeptowska — Zofia Krzeptowska is a Polish cross-country skier.; Zofia z Radziwiłłów Dorohostajska — Zofia z Radziwiłłów Dorohostajska, was a Polish noblewoman..
Zofia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zofias in the wild.
65
UK babies named Zofia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 305 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zofia
Likely around 1 other Zofia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zofia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zofia Krzeptowska is a Polish cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 10 kilometres and the women's 3 × 5 km relay events at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Zofia Nałkowska was a Polish prose writer, dramatist, and prolific essayist. She served as the executive member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature during the interwar period.
Zofia Odrowąż was a Polish noblewoman. She was the daughter of castellan and voivode Stanisław Odrowąż and only daughter of Anna of Masovia, last Masovian duchess of the Piast dynasty, and became the widow of the castellan of Wojnicz and castellan of Sandomierz.
Zofia z Radziwiłłów Dorohostajska, was a Polish noblewoman. She is known as the central figure of a famous scandal, in which she was exposed with adultery and as a punishment imprisoned by her husband and forced to submit to a life of penitence, an affair that attracted considerable attention in contemporary Poland.
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzɔfʲja ˈkɔssak ˈʂt͡ʂut͡ska] (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889 – 9 April 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded two wartime Polish organizations: Front for the Rebirth of Poland and Żegota, set up to assist Polish Jews to escape the Holocaust.
Zofia Stryjeńska was a Polish painter, graphic designer, illustrator, stage designer, and a representative of art deco. Along with Olga Boznańska and Tamara de Lempicka, she was one of the best-known Polish women artists of the interwar period.
Sofia Anna Czarnkowska (also called Zofia Czarnkowska Opalińska or Catherine-Sophie-Anne Czarnkowska) was a Polish noblewoman, known as the maternal grandmother of the queen of France, Marie Leszczyńska.