Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sophie

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Greek

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sophie

Famous People

Actress Sophie Marceau, Model Sophie Dahl, Singer Sophie B. Hawkins

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Eric Clapton, Daughter of Luke Perry, Daughter of Roald Dahl, Daughter of Bette Midler, Daughter of Julia Ormond, Daughter of Gary Sinise

More about the name

Sophie is a feminine given name, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #8056, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #10812, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #51, 4,725 births); most recent 2025 (rank #55, 3,984 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–3,984
2024–3,574
202363,589
2022–3,521
2021–3,329
2020–3,315
2019–3,185
2018–2,948
2017–2,837
2016–2,875

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #1, 7,087 births); most recent 2025 (rank #63, 724 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025724
2024886
2023940
20221,115
20211,375
20201,525
20191,727
20182,007
20172,129
20162,505

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #447, 11 births); most recent 1965 (rank #1425, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #6, 11,209 births); most recent 2023 (rank #209, 301 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–301
2022–306
2021–299
2020–334
2019–353
2018–330
2017–349
2016–396
2015–393
2014–384

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #1, 640 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6, 246 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025246
2024294
2023283
2022292
2021336
2020328
2019330
2018344
2017364
2016369

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #1, 773 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12, 168 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025168
2024164
2023189
2022233
2021238
2020275
2019308
2018331
2017370
2016416

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #1, 265 births); most recent 2025 (rank #15, 68 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202568
202474
202384
202271
2021128
2020123
2019123
2018155
2017132
2016155

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #11, 139 births); most recent 2023 (rank #23, 74 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202374
202295
2021106
202090
201974
201899
201792
2016101
201581
201474

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence