Sophie

Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: French (from Greek)

Girl's name · #55 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Sophie was #97 in 1915, slipped to #1657 by 1976, climbed back to #51 by 2011, and currently stands at #55. Roughly 139,000 girls have been named Sophie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Sophie is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Sophie is especially popular in the Netherlands and Ireland.

#6 in Netherlands (2025) · #7 in Ireland (2025) · #12 in Scotland (2025) · #12 in New Zealand (2025) · #14 in Austria (2025) · #17 in N. Ireland (2025) · #21 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #22 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #23 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #36 in Switzerland (2025) · #63 in England & Wales (2025) · #160 in Ecuador (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Sophies

Sophie Marceau — French actress
Sophie Scholl — German resistance fighter during the Nazi regime, member of the White Rose (1921–1943)
Sophie Turner — British actress (born 1996)
Sophie Germain — French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776–1831)
Sophie Wilmès — Belgian politician

In stories & tradition

Sophie Neveu — The Da Vinci Code (book)
Sophie Webster — Coronation Street (TV series)
Sophie Devereaux — Leverage (TV series)

What Sophies become

Among 3,328 notable people named Sophie:

Entertainers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sophie Marceau, French actress.

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Sophie include Chloe and Emma for girls.

Similar names: Sofia · Adeline · Zoe · Murphy · Stella · Josie

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