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Sophie

Gender
Girl
Say it
SOH-fee
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#48 for girls
US rank, 2025
#55 for girls
Style
Classic

Sophie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 48th for girls in the UK (960 babies) and 55th for girls in the US (3,984 babies).

What does Sophie mean?

Greek: French form of Sophia

“wisdom”

The French form of Sophia; Sophie Scholl was a German student executed in 1943 for resisting the Nazis.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Sophie a girl's or a boy's name?

Sophie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 960 girls in the UK and 3,984 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Sophie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
48th among girls
Babies in 2025
960 about 1 in 290 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 50% in five years
Same name in a class
4.7% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 960 girls in the UK were named Sophie, making it the 48th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 20th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7,470 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Sophie since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Sophie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 63rd in England and Wales, 12th in Scotland and 15th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#85), 1984 (#38), 1994 (#6), 2004 (#4), 2014 (#10) and 2024 (#50).

1996Busiest: 7,470 in 19962025
Sophie in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025960#48
20241,124#43
20231,213#40
20221,419#32
20211,741#26
20201,923#20
20192,158#19
20182,493#13
20172,631#14
20163,076#9
20153,426#8
20143,627#6
20133,723#7
20124,365#5
20114,847#4
20105,504#2
20095,444#2
20085,282#4
20075,052#6
20065,179#4
20055,248#3
20045,469#3
20035,252#5
20025,368#5
20015,138#6
20005,147#5
19995,554#7
19986,239#4
19976,897#3
19967,470#2

How popular is Sophie in the US?

Rank in 2025
55th among girls
Babies in 2025
3,984 about 1 in 400 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 18% in five years
Same name in a class
3.4% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3,984 girls in the US were named Sophie, making it the 55th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 75th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 4,732 girls.

2025 had more girls named Sophie than any year since 2012.

Half of all the girls named Sophie in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 4,732 in 20112025
Sophie in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20253,984#55
20243,583#60
20233,592#60
20223,524#63
20213,331#76
20203,315#75
20193,186#85
20182,948#98
20172,837#106
20162,875#109
20152,953#104
20143,394#91
20133,753#76
20124,581#52
20114,732#51
20104,416#59
20094,267#65
20084,065#75
20073,988#82
20062,784#123
20052,440#136
20042,388#135
20032,231#151
20022,245#149
20012,173#151
20002,101#160
19991,685#184
19981,216#255
19971,081#267
1996854#330
1995697#379
1994602#413
1993552#454
1992512#482
1991421#555
1990373#604
1989334#629
1988251#747
1987239#750
1986213#791
1985206#802
1984158#930
1983135#1,037
198292#1,345
198174#1,580
198077#1,528
197973#1,569
197873#1,523
197783#1,358
197660#1,638
197573#1,430
197476#1,364
197364#1,478
197273#1,364
197166#1,516
197083#1,293
196983#1,226
196888#1,147
196797#1,046
196692#1,096
1965101#1,042
196488#1,172
1963107#1,036
196294#1,121
196185#1,198
196094#1,116
195988#1,134
1958102#1,036
195785#1,143
195699#1,026
1955106#960
1954105#939
1953104#926
1952116#853
1951128#786
1950116#808
1949131#747
1948114#809
1947120#790
1946110#785
1945100#749
1944103#753
1943119#699
1942145#622
1941174#530
1940170#527
1939150#546
1938178#499
1937204#459
1936198#454
1935251#408
1934262#403
1933300#366
1932378#326
1931425#309
1930524#287
1929632#250
1928708#235
1927883#215
1926953#203
19251,102#190
19241,372#170
19231,490#159
19221,582#153
19211,865#136
19201,965#129
19192,200#109
19182,300#108
19172,382#100
19162,198#101
19152,112#97
19141,584#100
19131,122#113
1912989#117
1911671#125
1910621#132
1909496#144
1908523#133
1907451#146
1906384#155
1905374#153
1904359#149
1903311#158
1902279#170
1901324#151
1900338#162
1899278#161
1898259#181
1897308#150
1896258#170
1895240#173
1894234#173
1893235#163
1892203#177
1891203#166
1890206#168
1889172#170
1888171#168
1887149#164
1886156#152
1885125#165
1884120#162
1883103#163
1882110#155
188178#171
188083#156

Names like Sophie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Chloe, Ellie, Emma, Charlotte, Zoe, Phoebe, Ella, Millie, Lucy, Isabelle, Evie, Maisie

Other spellings of Sophie

Sofie, Sofi, Sophi, Sophee, Sophy

Names related to Sophie

Sophia, Sophea, Sophiya, Sophya, Sophiah

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Margot, Luke, Iris, Lainey, Elena, Atlas, Christopher

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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, “Sophie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sophie, updated 20 October 2026.