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Sophie

“Wisdom” — Greek via French origin

Girl's name · #55 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Sophie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #51 (2011) · 138,577 babies named Sophie all-time · 1 in 400 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #6 in Netherlands (2025) · #7 in Ireland (2025) · #12 in Scotland (2025) · #12 in New Zealand (2025) · #14 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sophies

• Sophie Marceau — French actress
• Sophie Scholl — German resistance fighter during the Nazi regime, member of the White Rose (1921-1943)
• Sophie Turner — British actress (born 1996)
• Sophie Germain — French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)
• Sophie Wilmès — Belgian politician

In stories & tradition

• Sophie Neveu — The Da Vinci Code
• Sophie Webster — Coronation Street
• Sophie Devereaux — Leverage · Leverage: Redemption

What Sophies become

Among 3,328 notable people named Sophie:

Entertainers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sophie Marceau, French actress.

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