Fun Facts About the Name Sophie
- Back among the favorites: Sophie returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 8 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 138 thousand babies named Sophie: U.S. records list 138,675 babies given the name Sophie from 1880 through 2025. Even 117 boys received the name Sophie - about 1 boy for every 1,184 girls.
What Does the Name Sophie Mean?
Sophie is the French form of Sophia and means "wisdom." The name derives from the Greek sophia (σοφία), "wisdom," a word used for practical skill, cleverness, and, in philosophy and religion, a broad understanding of truth. Latin took the name as Sophia, and French produced Sophie. In English, Sophie functions both as the French form and as a shorter form of Sophia, so its established meaning is the same: wisdom.
Sophie Name History & Origins
The Greek name Sophia was used by Greek-speaking Christians in the early centuries of the church. The 6th-century church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, meaning "Holy Wisdom," shows the word's religious importance. From Greek, the name passed into Latin as Sophia, and French developed the form Sophie; that French form is the direct source of the English name. In early modern Europe, Sophie was used in French- and German-speaking noble families; Sophie, Electress of Hanover (1630 - 1714), is one historical bearer. English also uses Sophia directly from Greek and Latin, so the two forms have existed side by side. Later literary uses include the heroine Sophie in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Émile (1762) and the title character of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World (1991); both works employ a name that was already established.
How Popular is the Name Sophie?
Sophie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2011. People named Amelia who were born during its modern resurgence from 2018 through 2025 turn 1-8 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #55 | 3,984 | 0.2479% |
| 2024 | #60 | 3,574 | 0.2215% |
| 2023 | #60 | 3,589 | 0.2239% |
| 2022 | #63 | 3,521 | 0.2149% |
| 2021 | #76 | 3,329 | 0.2030% |
| 2020 | #75 | 3,315 | 0.2052% |
| 2019 | #85 | 3,185 | 0.1899% |
| 2018 | #98 | 2,948 | 0.1734% |
| 2017 | #106 | 2,837 | 0.1644% |
| 2016 | #109 | 2,875 | 0.1623% |
| 2015 | #104 | 2,952 | 0.1654% |
| 2014 | #91 | 3,394 | 0.1900% |
| 2013 | #76 | 3,752 | 0.2139% |
| 2012 | #52 | 4,581 | 0.2602% |
| 2011 | #51 | 4,732 | 0.2690% |
| 2010 | #59 | 4,416 | 0.2485% |
| 2009 | #65 | 4,267 | 0.2323% |
| 2008 | #75 | 4,065 | 0.2150% |
| 2007 | #82 | 3,988 | 0.2074% |
| 2006 | #124 | 2,784 | 0.1464% |
| 2005 | #136 | 2,440 | 0.1321% |
| 2004 | #135 | 2,388 | 0.1301% |
| 2003 | #151 | 2,231 | 0.1221% |
| 2002 | #149 | 2,245 | 0.1249% |
| 2001 | #151 | 2,173 | 0.1207% |
| 2000 | #160 | 2,101 | 0.1157% |
| 1999 | #184 | 1,685 | 0.0950% |
| 1998 | #255 | 1,216 | 0.0688% |
| 1997 | #267 | 1,081 | 0.0621% |
| 1996 | #330 | 854 | 0.0487% |
| 1995 | #379 | 697 | 0.0396% |
| 1994 | #415 | 601 | 0.0337% |
| 1993 | #454 | 552 | 0.0305% |
| 1992 | #484 | 512 | 0.0278% |
| 1991 | #557 | 421 | 0.0225% |
| 1990 | #606 | 373 | 0.0196% |
| 1989 | #632 | 334 | 0.0181% |
| 1988 | #749 | 251 | 0.0141% |
| 1987 | #751 | 239 | 0.0137% |
| 1986 | #796 | 212 | 0.0124% |
| 1985 | #800 | 207 | 0.0120% |
| 1984 | #933 | 158 | 0.0094% |
| 1983 | #1,040 | 135 | 0.0081% |
| 1982 | #1,352 | 92 | 0.0054% |
| 1981 | #1,593 | 74 | 0.0044% |
| 1980 | #1,541 | 77 | 0.0046% |
| 1979 | #1,589 | 73 | 0.0045% |
| 1978 | #1,534 | 73 | 0.0048% |
| 1977 | #1,368 | 83 | 0.0054% |
| 1976 | #1,657 | 60 | 0.0041% |
| 1975 | #1,428 | 74 | 0.0051% |
| 1974 | #1,367 | 76 | 0.0052% |
| 1973 | #1,494 | 64 | 0.0044% |
| 1972 | #1,378 | 73 | 0.0048% |
| 1971 | #1,526 | 66 | 0.0040% |
| 1970 | #1,304 | 83 | 0.0047% |
| 1969 | #1,232 | 83 | 0.0049% |
| 1968 | #1,144 | 89 | 0.0054% |
| 1967 | #1,058 | 97 | 0.0059% |
| 1966 | #1,101 | 92 | 0.0054% |
| 1965 | #1,047 | 101 | 0.0057% |
| 1964 | #1,181 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 1963 | #1,040 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 1962 | #1,124 | 94 | 0.0048% |
| 1961 | #1,210 | 84 | 0.0042% |
| 1960 | #1,115 | 95 | 0.0047% |
| 1959 | #1,142 | 88 | 0.0043% |
| 1958 | #1,040 | 102 | 0.0051% |
| 1957 | #1,150 | 85 | 0.0042% |
| 1956 | #1,033 | 99 | 0.0049% |
| 1955 | #964 | 106 | 0.0054% |
| 1954 | #944 | 105 | 0.0054% |
| 1953 | #928 | 104 | 0.0055% |
| 1952 | #855 | 116 | 0.0063% |
| 1951 | #788 | 128 | 0.0071% |
| 1950 | #812 | 116 | 0.0068% |
| 1949 | #751 | 131 | 0.0077% |
| 1948 | #814 | 114 | 0.0067% |
| 1947 | #795 | 120 | 0.0068% |
| 1946 | #785 | 110 | 0.0070% |
| 1945 | #753 | 100 | 0.0077% |
| 1944 | #757 | 103 | 0.0078% |
| 1943 | #704 | 119 | 0.0085% |
| 1942 | #623 | 145 | 0.0107% |
| 1941 | #532 | 174 | 0.0144% |
| 1940 | #527 | 170 | 0.0149% |
| 1939 | #547 | 150 | 0.0137% |
| 1938 | #502 | 178 | 0.0161% |
| 1937 | #460 | 204 | 0.0192% |
| 1936 | #455 | 198 | 0.0190% |
| 1935 | #409 | 251 | 0.0239% |
| 1934 | #404 | 262 | 0.0251% |
| 1933 | #367 | 300 | 0.0298% |
| 1932 | #326 | 378 | 0.0354% |
| 1931 | #309 | 425 | 0.0399% |
| 1930 | #287 | 524 | 0.0465% |
| 1929 | #251 | 632 | 0.0566% |
| 1928 | #235 | 708 | 0.0614% |
| 1927 | #215 | 883 | 0.0741% |
| 1926 | #203 | 953 | 0.0804% |
| 1925 | #190 | 1,102 | 0.0905% |
| 1924 | #170 | 1,372 | 0.1099% |
| 1923 | #159 | 1,490 | 0.1235% |
| 1922 | #153 | 1,582 | 0.1317% |
| 1921 | #136 | 1,865 | 0.1512% |
| 1920 | #129 | 1,965 | 0.1640% |
| 1919 | #109 | 2,200 | 0.1947% |
| 1918 | #108 | 2,300 | 0.1987% |
| 1917 | #100 | 2,382 | 0.2203% |
| 1916 | #101 | 2,198 | 0.2105% |
| 1915 | #97 | 2,112 | 0.2147% |
| 1914 | #100 | 1,584 | 0.2080% |
| 1913 | #113 | 1,122 | 0.1797% |
| 1912 | #117 | 989 | 0.1772% |
| 1911 | #125 | 671 | 0.1604% |
| 1910 | #133 | 621 | 0.1566% |
| 1909 | #144 | 496 | 0.1428% |
| 1908 | #133 | 523 | 0.1564% |
| 1907 | #146 | 451 | 0.1416% |
| 1906 | #156 | 384 | 0.1300% |
| 1905 | #153 | 374 | 0.1283% |
| 1904 | #150 | 359 | 0.1304% |
| 1903 | #159 | 311 | 0.1187% |
| 1902 | #171 | 279 | 0.1057% |
| 1901 | #153 | 324 | 0.1354% |
| 1900 | #163 | 338 | 0.1127% |
| 1899 | #163 | 278 | 0.1193% |
| 1898 | #182 | 259 | 0.1001% |
| 1897 | #151 | 308 | 0.1315% |
| 1896 | #172 | 258 | 0.1084% |
| 1895 | #173 | 240 | 0.1027% |
| 1894 | #173 | 234 | 0.1050% |
| 1893 | #163 | 235 | 0.1104% |
| 1892 | #178 | 203 | 0.0956% |
| 1891 | #166 | 203 | 0.1094% |
| 1890 | #168 | 206 | 0.1082% |
| 1889 | #172 | 172 | 0.0964% |
| 1888 | #169 | 171 | 0.0957% |
| 1887 | #166 | 149 | 0.1021% |
| 1886 | #152 | 156 | 0.1079% |
| 1885 | #165 | 125 | 0.0939% |
| 1884 | #163 | 120 | 0.0930% |
| 1883 | #164 | 103 | 0.0917% |
| 1882 | #155 | 110 | 0.1020% |
| 1881 | #171 | 78 | 0.0848% |
| 1880 | #159 | 83 | 0.0912% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #12,042 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #13,931 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #8,664 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,991 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,821 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,797 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #6,836 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1930 | #3,949 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,154 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,282 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,867 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #3,820 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,894 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,332 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #3,504 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #3,467 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #3,221 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1907 | #1,521 | 5 | 0.0034% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Sophie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are spiritually intense and can sting or charm. Your name brings love and new starts into life and attracts money. In business, you are the creator and promoter of original ideas and usually enjoy considerable financial success. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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