Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GermanSophie is a feminine given name, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sophie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Sophie is nearly flat, gaining only 5% across the last ten years, settling at 3,574 births in 2024. 2011 was the peak year for both count and rank at once — 4,732 births, #51 nationally.
This name has been present across the dataset's entire span, back to 1880, with total US births reaching 134,691.
Catherine the Great of Russia and mathematician Sophie Germain anchor it in 18th-century European history; Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner keeps it current today, alongside film star Sophie Marceau.
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 83 | #159 |
| 1881 | 78 | #171 |
| 1882 | 110 | #155 |
| 1883 | 103 | #164 |
| 1884 | 120 | #163 |
| 1885 | 125 | #165 |
| 1886 | 156 | #152 |
| 1887 | 149 | #166 |
| 1888 | 171 | #169 |
| 1889 | 172 | #172 |
| 1890 | 206 | #168 |
| 1891 | 203 | #166 |
| 1892 | 203 | #178 |
| 1893 | 235 | #163 |
| 1894 | 234 | #173 |
| 1895 | 240 | #173 |
| 1896 | 258 | #172 |
| 1897 | 308 | #151 |
| 1898 | 259 | #182 |
| 1899 | 278 | #163 |
| 1900 | 338 | #163 |
| 1901 | 324 | #153 |
| 1902 | 279 | #171 |
| 1903 | 311 | #159 |
| 1904 | 359 | #150 |
| 1905 | 374 | #153 |
| 1906 | 384 | #156 |
| 1907 | 451 | #146 |
| 1908 | 523 | #133 |
| 1909 | 496 | #144 |
| 1910 | 621 | #133 |
| 1911 | 671 | #125 |
| 1912 | 989 | #117 |
| 1913 | 1,122 | #113 |
| 1914 | 1,584 | #100 |
| 1915 | 2,112 | #97 |
| 1916 | 2,198 | #101 |
| 1917 | 2,382 | #100 |
| 1918 | 2,300 | #108 |
| 1919 | 2,200 | #109 |
| 1920 | 1,965 | #129 |
| 1921 | 1,865 | #136 |
| 1922 | 1,582 | #153 |
| 1923 | 1,490 | #159 |
| 1924 | 1,372 | #170 |
| 1925 | 1,102 | #190 |
| 1926 | 953 | #203 |
| 1927 | 883 | #215 |
| 1928 | 708 | #235 |
| 1929 | 632 | #251 |
| 1930 | 524 | #287 |
| 1931 | 425 | #309 |
| 1932 | 378 | #326 |
| 1933 | 300 | #367 |
| 1934 | 262 | #404 |
| 1935 | 251 | #409 |
| 1936 | 198 | #455 |
| 1937 | 204 | #460 |
| 1938 | 178 | #502 |
| 1939 | 150 | #547 |
| 1940 | 170 | #527 |
| 1941 | 174 | #532 |
| 1942 | 145 | #623 |
| 1943 | 119 | #704 |
| 1944 | 103 | #757 |
| 1945 | 100 | #753 |
| 1946 | 110 | #785 |
| 1947 | 120 | #795 |
| 1948 | 114 | #814 |
| 1949 | 131 | #751 |
| 1950 | 116 | #812 |
| 1951 | 128 | #788 |
| 1952 | 116 | #855 |
| 1953 | 104 | #928 |
| 1954 | 105 | #944 |
| 1955 | 106 | #964 |
| 1956 | 99 | #1,033 |
| 1957 | 85 | #1,150 |
| 1958 | 102 | #1,040 |
| 1959 | 88 | #1,142 |
| 1960 | 95 | #1,115 |
| 1961 | 84 | #1,210 |
| 1962 | 94 | #1,124 |
| 1963 | 107 | #1,040 |
| 1964 | 88 | #1,181 |
| 1965 | 101 | #1,047 |
| 1966 | 92 | #1,101 |
| 1967 | 97 | #1,058 |
| 1968 | 89 | #1,144 |
| 1969 | 83 | #1,232 |
| 1970 | 83 | #1,304 |
| 1971 | 66 | #1,526 |
| 1972 | 73 | #1,378 |
| 1973 | 64 | #1,494 |
| 1974 | 76 | #1,367 |
| 1975 | 74 | #1,428 |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,657 |
| 1977 | 83 | #1,368 |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,534 |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,589 |
| 1980 | 77 | #1,541 |
| 1981 | 74 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 92 | #1,352 |
| 1983 | 135 | #1,040 |
| 1984 | 158 | #933 |
| 1985 | 207 | #800 |
| 1986 | 212 | #796 |
| 1987 | 239 | #751 |
| 1988 | 251 | #749 |
| 1989 | 334 | #632 |
| 1990 | 373 | #606 |
| 1991 | 421 | #557 |
| 1992 | 512 | #484 |
| 1993 | 552 | #454 |
| 1994 | 601 | #415 |
| 1995 | 697 | #379 |
| 1996 | 854 | #330 |
| 1997 | 1,081 | #267 |
| 1998 | 1,216 | #255 |
| 1999 | 1,685 | #184 |
| 2000 | 2,101 | #160 |
| 2001 | 2,173 | #151 |
| 2002 | 2,245 | #149 |
| 2003 | 2,231 | #151 |
| 2004 | 2,388 | #135 |
| 2005 | 2,440 | #136 |
| 2006 | 2,784 | #124 |
| 2007 | 3,988 | #82 |
| 2008 | 4,065 | #75 |
| 2009 | 4,267 | #65 |
| 2010 | 4,416 | #59 |
| 2011 | 4,732 | #51 |
| 2012 | 4,581 | #52 |
| 2013 | 3,752 | #76 |
| 2014 | 3,394 | #91 |
| 2015 | 2,952 | #104 |
| 2016 | 2,875 | #109 |
| 2017 | 2,837 | #106 |
| 2018 | 2,948 | #98 |
| 2019 | 3,185 | #85 |
| 2020 | 3,315 | #75 |
| 2021 | 3,329 | #76 |
| 2022 | 3,521 | #63 |
| 2023 | 3,589 | #60 |
| 2024 | 3,574 | #60 |
