Sophie

Sophie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “wisdom”
Origin: Greek
Say it: soh-FEE · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French form of Sophia, from Greek sophia 'wisdom'. Also widely used in English and other European languages.

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How popular is Sophie?

20241,074 per million US babies

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Babies named Sophie in 20243,574

2024 rank#60 girls

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 1880134,691

Sophie has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Sophie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sophiawisdom · Greek
Soniawisdom · Slavic
Sofiewisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek

Sophie questions

What does the name Sophie mean?

Sophie means "wisdom". It comes from Greek. French form of Sophia, from Greek sophia 'wisdom'. Also widely used in English and other European languages.

Is Sophie a boy or girl name?

Sophie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sophie?

3,574 US babies were named Sophie in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Sophie?

Sophie is usually pronounced soh-FEE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.