Sofie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SOH-fee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,416 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,534 for girls
Big in Scotland
Sofie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 1,416th for girls in the UK (23 babies) and 1,534th for girls in the US (138 babies).
What does Sofie mean?
Greek: Scandinavian and Dutch form of Sophie
“wisdom”
A Scandinavian and Dutch spelling of Sophie, from Greek sophia, wisdom.
Is Sofie a girl's or a boy's name?
Sofie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls in the UK and 138 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sofie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,416among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were named Sofie, making it the 1,416th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 51 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sofie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 983 girls in the UK were given Sofie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #56, up from #1,416 for this spelling alone.
- Sophie 960
- Sofie 23
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales and 474th in Scotland.
Sofie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,416 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,323 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,220 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2015 | 51 | #812 |
| 2014 | 43 | #936 |
| 2013 | 44 | #915 |
| 2012 | 36 | #1,058 |
| 2011 | 37 | #1,024 |
| 2010 | 44 | #872 |
| 2009 | 36 | #976 |
| 2008 | 29 | #1,119 |
| 2007 | 37 | #910 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,272 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 29 | #967 |
| 2003 | 31 | #901 |
| 2002 | 33 | #812 |
| 2001 | 29 | #871 |
| 2000 | 28 | #875 |
| 1999 | 22 | #1,035 |
| 1998 | 39 | #695 |
| 1997 | 25 | #940 |
| 1996 | 33 | #755 |
How popular is Sofie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,534among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 138about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 138 girls in the US were named Sofie, making it the 1,534th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,303rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 254 girls. It first appears in the records in 1896.
Half of all the girls named Sofie in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,173 girls in the US were given Sofie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #66, up from #1,534 for this spelling alone.
Sofie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | #1,534 |
| 2024 | 151 | #1,452 |
| 2023 | 163 | #1,377 |
| 2022 | 152 | #1,456 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,562 |
| 2020 | 169 | #1,303 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,490 |
| 2018 | 158 | #1,413 |
| 2017 | 163 | #1,404 |
| 2016 | 192 | #1,267 |
| 2015 | 173 | #1,366 |
| 2014 | 204 | #1,195 |
| 2013 | 216 | #1,121 |
| 2012 | 254 | #994 |
| 2011 | 249 | #1,009 |
| 2010 | 230 | #1,082 |
| 2009 | 210 | #1,194 |
| 2008 | 224 | #1,145 |
| 2007 | 201 | #1,233 |
| 2006 | 153 | #1,454 |
| 2005 | 143 | #1,471 |
| 2004 | 121 | #1,607 |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,857 |
| 2002 | 76 | #2,175 |
| 2001 | 74 | #2,189 |
| 2000 | 76 | #2,118 |
| 1999 | 70 | #2,150 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,488 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,190 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,479 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,731 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,639 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,518 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,433 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,416 |
Names like Sofie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maisie Chloe Zoe Ellie Stevie Sophia Phoebe Sylvie Amelie Lyra Scarlett Esme
Other spellings of Sofie
Names related to Sofie
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sofie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sofie, updated 20 October 2026.