Sophie

“wisdom”

Girl’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Sophie

Sophie means “wisdom” and is of Greek origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1970.
Over recent years, Sophie has been stable (−1.4% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sophie every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Sophie ranks 6^th in Ireland, 11^th in New Zealand and 13^th in Scotland, against 209^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
6^th girls’ name823 babies in 3 years1 girl in 79−1.4% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
15^th girls’ name226 babies in 3 years1 girl in 100−7.9% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
13^th girls’ name521 babies in 3 years1 girl in 104−8.7% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
11^th girls’ name388 babies in 3 years1 girl in 108−4.2% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
16^th girls’ name275 babies in 3 years1 girl in 144+1.2% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
20^th girls’ name833 babies in 3 years1 girl in 185+0.7% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
52^nd girls’ name2,550 babies in 3 years1 girl in 301−12% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
57^th girls’ name11,159 babies in 3 years1 girl in 433+4.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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