US Name Trends

Sophie

The French form of Sophia, Greek for “wisdom.”

2011peak year
No. 51best rank (2011)
138,694babies since 1880
No. 55rank in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sophie per year — peak 4,732▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Sophie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 19 different years between 1914 and 2025. Its biggest year was 2011, when 4,732 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 51 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 55 for girls. All told, 138,694 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

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Other spellings on record: Sofie (5,003), Sofi (705), Sophi (537), Sophy (508) (total births since 1880)

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1880s1,267No. 152
1890s2,424No. 150
1900s3,839No. 133
1910s16,179No. 97
1920s12,552No. 129
1930s2,870No. 287
1940s1,286No. 527
1950s1,049No. 787
1960s929No. 1036
1970s724No. 1293
1980s1,779No. 630
1990s7,993No. 184
2000s28,682No. 65
2010s35,675No. 51
2020s21,329No. 55

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.