Sophie
Sophie was the 55th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,984 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 51st with 4,732 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Sophie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning wisdom (French form of Sophia) · French, Greek
Say it SOH-fee /ˈsoʊfi/
- Rank in 2025
- #55 girls, up 20 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,984girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20114,732 babies
- Total since 1880
- 138,694babies recorded
What does the name Sophie mean?
Sophie is the French form of Sophia, from the Greek word sophia, 'wisdom'. DMNES lists early martyrs and medieval queens named Sophia, and records the French Sophie and German Sophie in the Middle Ages; it also notes that linking Sophia with the Arabic name Safiya is a mistake. In English Sophie is both an independent name and a pet form of Sophia; DMNES finds the Dutch pet form Fijcken in an English record of 1589.
σοφία (Ancient Greek, “wisdom”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Other explanations you may read: Related to Arabic Safiya.
Related names: Sophia, Sofia, Sofie, Sophy.
See also: Greek names, names that mean wisdom.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Sophia', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sophie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Sophie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 117 since 1907.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #55 | 3,984 |
| 2020 | #75 | 3,315 |
| 2010 | #59 | 4,416 |
| 2000 | #160 | 2,101 |
| 1990 | #606 | 373 |
| 1980 | #1,541 | 77 |
| 1970 | #1,304 | 83 |
| 1960 | #1,124 | 94 |
| 1950 | #812 | 116 |
| 1940 | #527 | 170 |
| 1930 | #287 | 524 |
| 1920 | #129 | 1,965 |
| 1910 | #133 | 621 |
| 1900 | #163 | 338 |
| 1890 | #168 | 206 |
| 1880 | #159 | 83 |
How popular is Sophie, counting every spelling?
Sophie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #69 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #55 for Sophie on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,035 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie | 3,984 | #55 | 18,014 |
| Sofi | 21 | #5,885 | 143 |
| Sophi | 9 | #10,811 | 52 |
| Sophy | 6 | #14,712 | 39 |
| Sophee | 8 | #11,803 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sophie?
3,984 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sophie (1.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sophie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 48. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sophie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sophie?
About 98,300 people born in the US named Sophie are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Sophie mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sophie by state
How common Sophie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (3.6×), Wyoming (3.2×), New Hampshire (2.9×), Utah (2.8×), North Dakota (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Texas, Alabama, Arizona.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sophie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sophie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Sophie · Sibling names for Sophie
Sophie is also a nickname for Sophia.
Questions about the name Sophie
What does Sophie mean?
Sophie means “wisdom (French form of Sophia)” (French, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Sophie?
Sophie was the 55th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,984 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 51st with 4,732 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Sophie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sophie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sophie in the US.
Where is Sophie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sophie was most common in District of Columbia (8.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wyoming and New Hampshire.