Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Also spelled: Sophie- (13)
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's Choice — I am aware of the irony. We named her Sophie anyway because the name is not responsible for the novel and my daughter is not responsible for the name. She's fine. She's wonderfully fine.
— Richard, New York NY, 2016
Sophie Scholl. The German student who resisted the Nazis and died for it at twenty-one. I wanted my daughter to know that name and what it stood for from the beginning.
— Heike, Cambridge MA, 2018
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7,087 | #1 |
| 1997 | 6,311 | #3 |
| 1998 | 5,682 | #5 |
| 1999 | 5,031 | #5 |
| 2000 | 4,624 | #7 |
| 2001 | 4,560 | #5 |
| 2002 | 4,688 | #5 |
| 2003 | 4,592 | #5 |
| 2004 | 4,670 | #4 |
| 2005 | 4,422 | #3 |
| 2006 | 4,309 | #6 |
| 2007 | 4,188 | #6 |
| 2008 | 4,380 | #7 |
| 2009 | 4,452 | #5 |
| 2010 | 4,469 | #2 |
| 2011 | 3,923 | #6 |
| 2012 | 3,496 | #9 |
| 2013 | 3,013 | #9 |
| 2014 | 2,905 | #10 |
| 2015 | 2,779 | #11 |
| 2016 | 2,505 | #14 |
| 2017 | 2,129 | #16 |
| 2018 | 2,007 | #17 |
| 2019 | 1,727 | #23 |
| 2020 | 1,525 | #26 |
| 2021 | 1,375 | #30 |
| 2022 | 1,115 | #39 |
| 2023 | 940 | #51 |
| 2024 | 886 | #50 |
