Girl's name
Sofie
Say it SOH-fee
Greek origin wisdom
2 syllables
Where Sofie is loved, common and rare
Loved in Norway. Common in the Netherlands. Rare in three German cities, Austria, Sweden and nine more places.
1 in 2,982 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Norway 6thThe Netherlands 31stAustria 227th
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Every place
In 16 of the 40 official lists, among them Norway (6th), the Netherlands (31st) and Austria (227th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 6th 2025 | 336 | 1 in 65 |
| The Netherlands | 31st 2025 | 343 | about 1 in 178 |
| Austria | 227th 2025 | 26 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Cologne city | 258th 2023 | 4 | about 1 in 1,536 |
| Sweden | 271st 2025 | 27 | about 1 in 1,488 |
| Berlin city | 465th 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 2,417 |
| Scotland | 474th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 2,982 |
| Poland | 498th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 29,947 |
| Switzerland | 510th 2025 | 13 | 1 in 2,615 |
| British Columbia province | 516th 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,993 |
| Ireland | 718th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 5,282 |
| Ontario province | 932nd 2024 | 12 | about 1 in 4,539 |
| Italy | 1025th 2024 | 9 | 1 in 19,908 |
| England and Wales | 1719th 2025 | 17 | 1 in 14,899 |
| France | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
| Bonn city | 173rd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 1,005 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Quebec, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Leipzig, Rostock, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Sofie is a form of Sophia, and it shares that name's Greek meaning, 'wisdom'. It is the spelling used especially in Scandinavian and Dutch-speaking countries.
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Two syllables, said SOH-fee, with the stress on the first. Fie is a Scandinavian short form. Sophie is the most familiar alternative, and Sofia, Zofia and Sonja are relatives across Europe.
Norway is where it is most popular, a top-10 name, and the Netherlands also ranks it highly. English-speaking countries use this spelling much less, with small numbers in Scotland, British Columbia and Ireland. Canadian records show it peaking in 2021. It is rising in some regions and falling in others, so it looks settled rather than fading.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- SOH-fee, 2 syllables
- Meaning
wisdom
- Origin
- Greek
Over time
Over five years: rising in 3 of 11 regions, falling in 3.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1142 | 1330 | 1788 | 1562 | 1352 | 1628 | 1621 | 1525 | 2574 | 1719 |
| Scotland | 808 | 809 | 447 | 544 | 396 | 625 | 749 | 474 | ||
| Ireland | 868 | 524 | 734 | 716 | 628 | 883 | 905 | 856 | 736 | 718 |
| Ontario | 914 | 731 | 812 | 664 | 594 | 591 | 782 | 656 | 932 | |
| British Columbia | 455 | 679 | 520 | 561 | 398 | 516 | ||||
| France | 3683 | 3622 | 3591 | 3634 | 3608 | 3650 | 3521 | 3443 | 3366 | |
| The Netherlands | 32 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
| Austria | 215 | 182 | 182 | 204 | 201 | 222 | 269 | 259 | 406 | 227 |
| Switzerland | 492 | 355 | 477 | 401 | 496 | 330 | 393 | 733 | 495 | 510 |
| Berlin | 116 | 472 | 287 | 809 | 484 | 437 | 468 | 465 | ||
| Munich | 178 | 258 | ||||||||
| Cologne | 83 | 87 | 93 | 449 | 320 | 266 | 420 | 258 | ||
| Bonn | 66 | 365 | 134 | 221 | 237 | 264 | 392 | 380 | 223 | 173 |
| Leipzig | 131 | 124 | 411 | 378 | 265 | 389 | 178 | |||
| Rostock | 58 | 143 | 122 | 174 | 158 | |||||
| Norway | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Sweden | 226 | 260 | 234 | 306 | 378 | 296 | 280 | 251 | 357 | 271 |
| Denmark | 18 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 39 | 50 | |||
| Italy | 1013 | 758 | 1856 | 1025 | ||||||
| Poland | 305 | 301 | 301 | 454 | 520 | 388 | 440 | 380 | 396 | 498 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1719 | 17 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | 2574 | 10 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 1525 | 20 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | 1621 | 18 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 1628 | 18 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 1352 | 23 | 8.6 |
| 2019 | 1562 | 19 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 1788 | 16 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 1330 | 25 | 8.4 |
| 2016 | 1142 | 30 | 9.8 |
| 2015 | 923 | 39 | 12.7 |
| 2014 | 1016 | 35 | 11.4 |
| 2013 | 999 | 36 | 11.7 |
| 2012 | 1297 | 25 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 1015 | 34 | 10.6 |
| 2010 | 910 | 38 | 11.8 |
| 2009 | 982 | 33 | 10.5 |
| 2008 | 1093 | 27 | 8.6 |
| 2007 | 942 | 32 | 10.5 |
| 2006 | 1585 | 15 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 1121 | 22 | 7.6 |
| 2004 | 1012 | 24 | 8.4 |
| 2003 | 855 | 30 | 10.8 |
| 2002 | 761 | 33 | 12.3 |
| 2001 | 871 | 26 | 9.7 |
| 2000 | 993 | 21 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 1018 | 20 | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 701 | 34 | 11.8 |
| 1997 | 946 | 22 | 7.5 |
| 1996 | 703 | 33 | 11.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Sofie in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2013. First recorded in 1996. Her peak year there: 2021, at 41.6 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Sofie per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2021 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Sofie
1 in 1,025 in England and Wales
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Sofie.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Sofie.
1 in 298 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Sofie.
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
1 in 658 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Sofie.
1 in 2,508 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Sofie.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Sofie.
1 in 1,849 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Sofie.
1 in 606 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Sofie.
Middle names for Sofie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Sofie Grace
2-1 beats · initials SG
Changes the beat after Sofie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Sofie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials SO · Sofie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Sofie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Sofie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Sofie Maria
2-3 beats · initials SM
Changes the beat after Sofie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Sofie Rose
2-1 beats · initials SR
Changes the beat after Sofie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Sofie Emily
2-3 beats · initials SE · Sofie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Sofie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Sofie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Sofie Julia
2-3 beats · initials SJ
Changes the beat after Sofie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Sofie Miriam
2-3 beats · initials SM
Changes the beat after Sofie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Sofie Charlotte
2-2 beats · initials SC
A close match on style, era and popularity. Same length as Sofie: 2 syllables.
Same style as Sofie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 19,483 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
85% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
1 in 320 in Scotland
85% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
1 in 358 in Scotland
84% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,112 in Ireland
84% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
84% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,218 in England and Wales
83% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
1 in 3,958 in England and Wales
83% alike: moves with Sofie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Sofie
Sofie Gråbøl, Sofie Junge Pedersen, Sofie Dokter, Sofie Petersen, Sofie Castenschiold, Sofie Svava, Sofie Krehl and Sofie Luise of Württemberg-Winnental.
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Danish actress born 1968
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Danish association football player born 1992
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Dutch athlete born 2002
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Greenlandic bishop born 1955
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Danish tennis player (1882–1979)
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Danish association football player born 2000
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German cross-country skier born 1995
Sofie Luise of Württemberg-Winnental
(1642-1702)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Sofie
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Sofie?
Her best rank is No. 6 in Norway in 2025, about 1 in 65 girls. She is in the published lists of 16 of our 40 regions.
What does Sofie mean?
Wiktionary glosses Sofie as "wisdom".
How do you pronounce Sofie?
SOH-fee, with 2 syllables.
Is Sofie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 3 of 11 regions, falling in 3.
Which sister names go with Sofie?
The deck's top five sisters for Sofie: Ariana, Zoey, Maja, Thea and Elina. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.