French form of Sophia, from Greek sophia — wisdom. The standard French and German spelling, long popular in Britain.
Sophie ranks 55th among American girls in 2025, with 3,984 born that year. Its best year was 2011, when 4,741 babies were given the name, ranking 51st. The typical living American called Sophie is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.53% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.