Sophie

French variation of Sophia

"wisdom"

Sophie Origin and Meaning

The name Sophie is a girl's name of French, Greek origin meaning "wisdom".

Sophie is the French form of the Greek Sophia, for which it is also commonly used as a nickname. Given Sophia's long standing among the Top 10 girl names in the US, Sophie may feel more popular than it actually is.

Sophies are scattered throughout European royal history, including Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant, Princess Sophie of Sweden, and in modern times, Sophie, Duchess of Wessex, the wife of Britain's Prince Edward. German-born Catherine the Great was born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, but changed her name to Catherine upon her conversion to Russian Orthodoxy.

Sophie is Sophia's cuter, more irreverent near-identical twin. Which do you like better? And do you see them as virtually the same name or very different? While you definitely couldn't name sisters Sophie and Sophia, you may have both on your short list and consider them distinctly separate choices. Sophie is lively and down-to-earth, while Sophia is more sophisticated and buttoned-up.

Sophie was the choice of both Eric Clapton and Luke Perry, as well as of Bette Midler for her now-grown daughter.

Sophie Zawistowska is the Polish heroine of the iconic William Styron novel Sophie's Choice, played in the 1982 film by Meryl Streep—who would play the mother of a Sophie decades later in Mamma Mia!.

Sophie Rank in US Top 1000

# 60 in the US

Sophie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 125 on Nameberry

Sophie Popularity

• 60 US 2023
• 125 Nameberry 2024
• 18 Canada 2023
• 259 Future 2028
• 39 England 2022
• 13 Scotland 2023
• 4 Ireland 2023
• 17 Australia 2023
• 14 New Zealand 2023
• 25 Germany 2023
• 5 Netherlands 2023
• 50 Italy 2022
• 37 Switzerland 2023
• 14 Austria 2023
• 192 Poland 2020
• 23 Dogs 2023
• 18 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Sophie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sophie.

• Sophia
• Olivia
• Lily
• Emma
• Chloe
• Ella
• Isabella
• Grace
• Lucy
• Emily
• Zoe
• Sofia
• Claire
• Ellie
• Charlotte
• Victoria
• Mia
• Madeline
• Madeleine
• Isabel

Famous People Named Sophie

• Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt Zerbst,Dornburg, birth name of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
• Sophie Amalie of Brunswick Lüneburg, Queen consort of Frederick III of Denmark and Norway
• Sophie of Württemberg (born Sophia Frederika Mathilde) Queen consort of William III of the Netherlands
• Sophie Helene Cecilie sovereign Princess consort of William of Albania
• Sophie Blanchard (born Marie Madeleine Sophie Armant), French balloonist; wife of Jean,Pierre Blanchard
• (Carin) Sophie Adlersparre Swedish feminist
• Sophie Flack America novelist and dancer
• Sophie Tucker (born Sonya Kalish) American actress and singer
• Sophie Sumner English model
• (Marie )Sophie Germain, French mathematician
• Sophie Marceau (born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu) French actress
• Sophie Michelle Ellis Bextor, English singer,songwriter
• Sophie Helen Rhys Jones, Countess of Wessex, wife of Britain's Prince Edward
• Sophie Princess of Greece and Denmark; sister of Britain's Prince Philip
• Sophie Kinsella pen name of Madeleine Sophie Wickham, English novelist
• Sophie Lowe English actress
• Sophie Zelmani Swedish singer,songwriter
• Sophie Vavasseur Irish actress
• (Marie )Sophie Nelisse, Canadian actress
• Sophie Nyweide American actress
• Sophie Charlene Akland Monk Australian singer of group Bardot
• Sophie McShera British actress
• Sophie Irene Loeb American journalist and activist
• Sophie Okonedo British actress
• Sophie Hannah English poet and novelist
• Sopho "Sophie" Shevardnadze Russian journalist; granddaughter of Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze
• Sophie Tamiko Oda American actress
• Sophie Auster American singer,songwriter
• Sophie Dahl English model, novelist, granddaughter of novelist Roald Dahl; inspiration for Sophie in "The BFG"
• Sophie Quinton French actress
• Sophie Lara Winkleman English actress
• Sophie Wu British actress
• Sophie Dee Welsh actress
• Sophie Ward English actress; daughter of actor Simon Ward
• Sophie Ballantine Hawkins American singer,songwriter
• Sophia "Sophie" Choudry British actress, singer and VJ
• Sophie Evans Welsh singer and actress
• Sophie Grégoire Canadian TV host; wife of politician Justin Trudeau
• Sophie Gengembre Anderson French,British painter
• Sophie Delila French singer,songwriter
• Sophie Marguerite Daguin French ballerina
• Hester Sophia Frances "Sophie" Grigson English cookbook writer
• Sophie Magdalena Scholl German anti,Nazi revolutionary
• Sophie Calle French writer and photographer
• Sophie Braslau American operatic contralto
• Sophie Thibault Canadian TV journalist
• Sophie Aldred English actress
• Sophie Louise Anderton English model
• Sophie Antonie Luise Schröder German actress
• Sophie Blake English TV presenter
• Sophie Treadwell American playwright and journalist
• Sophie Turner Australian model
• Sophie Belinda Turner English actress
• Sophie Lawrence English actress
• Sophie Thompson English actress; sister of actress Emma Thompson
• Sophie Lee Australian actress
• (Maria) Sophie von La Roche German novelist
• Sophie Kennedy Clark Scottish actress
• Sophie Politt Cohen, American author
• Sophie Rundle English actress
• Sophie Rostopchine Countess of Ségur, French children's novelist
• Sophie Price English glamour model; sister of model Katie Price
• Sophie Cookson English actress
• Sophie Muller American music video director
• Sophie Clarke American reality TV personality of "Survivor"
• Sophie Wilson (born Roger Wilson) English computer scientist
• Sophie Howard English model
• Sophie Kasaei British Reality TV personality of "Geordie Shore"
• Sophie Briard Auconie, French MEP
• Sophie Joissains French Senator
• Sophia Helena "Sophie" in 't Veld Dutch MEP
• Sophie Jane Raworth English broadcast journalist
• Sophia Theresa "Sophie" Pemberton Canadian painter
• (Maria) Sophie Weber Austrian singer; sister,in,law of composer W.A. Mozart
• Sophie Princess of Sweden (Sofia Vilhelmina Katarina Maria Lovisa Charlotta Anna), Grand Duchess of Baden
• Sophie Caroline Marie Princess of Brunswick,Wolfenbüttel, Margravine of Brandenburg,Bayreuth
• Sophie Marie Franziska Antonia Ignatia Alberta Princess of Hohenberg, daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
• Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine Princess of Bavaria; Archduchess Franz Karl of Austria; twin of sister Maria Anna Leopoldine Elisabeth Wilhelmine
• Sophie Augustine Ida Karoline Pauline Agnes Elisabeth Ernestine Princess of Saxe,Weimar,Eisenach
• Sophie Antoinette Princess of Brunswick,Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe,Coburg,Saalfeld; great,grandmother of Queen Victoria
• Sophie Princess of the Netherlands (Wilhelmine Marie Sophie Louise); daughter of William II; one,time Dutch heir to the throne
• Sophie Caroline Marie Wilhelmine Princess of Luxembourg; daughter of Grand Duke William IV
• Sophie Hunter English theatre director; wife of Benedict Cumberbatch
• Sophie Diana Schmidt Canadian soccer player
• Sophie Crumb (b. 1981) daughter of comics artists R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky
• Sophie von Haselberg (b. 1986) American actress; daughter of Bette Midler
• Sophie Simmons (b. 1992) daughter of KISS bassist Gene Simmons
• Sophie Cathérine Napoléon (b. 1992) daughter of Charles, Prince Napoléon, heir to the Imperial House of France
• Sophie Shalhoub (b. 1993) daughter of actor Tony Shalhoub
• Sophie Hoblit (b. 1995) daughter of actress/model Debrah Farentino and director Gregory Hoblit
• Sophie al Abdul (b. 1996), daughter of singer Diana Haddad and Suhail al,Abdul
• Sophie Michaels (b. 2001) daughter of SNL creator Lorne Michaels
• Sophie Ostroy (b. 2003) daughter of actress Adrienne Shelly and Andy Ostroy
• Sophie Rubin (b. 2004) daughter of actress Julia Ormond and Jon Rubin
• Sophie Magnelli (b. 2006) daughter of tennis player Sandrine Testud and coach Vittorio Magnelli
• Sophie Matthew (b. 2009) daughter of golfer Catriona Matthew
• Sophie Neville (b. 2010) daughter of footballer and coach Gary Neville
• Sophie White (b. 2014) daughter of model and Miss Ireland 1998 Andrea Roche and Rob White
• Sophie Bevington (b. 2014) daughter of rugby union player Ryan Bevington
• Sophie Lancaster (b. 1986) 20 year old British woman who was beaten to death for being a goth in 2007

Sophie in Pop Culture

• Sophie Sheridan character in novel "The One Apart" by author Justine Avery
• Sophie Zawistowska main character in William Styron's "Sophie's Choice"
• Sophia "Sophie" Collins Ashdown Lightwood character in the Infernal Devices trilogy
• Sophie Fatale character in the Kill Bill film series
• Sophie Abramowitz character in the "Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls" series
• Sophie Hatter character in 1986 fantasy book, and 2004 anime film "Howl's Moving Castle"
• Sophie Devereaux character on TV's "Leverage"
• Sophie Martinez character on TV's "Cory in the House"
• Sophie Maes character in movie "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People "
• Sophie main character in Roald Dahl's "The BFG"
• Sophie Bergmann character in video game "Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo"
• Sophie Burton character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
• Sophie Kowalsky main character in movie "Love Me If You Dare"
• Sophie Neveu character in Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code"
• Sophie Newman main character in Michael Scott's "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel"
• Sophie Simpson character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Sophie Fairfax character in Heather Vogel Frederick's Mother,Daughter Book Club series
• Sophia "Sophie" Mercer main character in Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins
• Sophie Oseransky character in movie "The Whole Nine Yards"
• Sophie Sheridan character in musical "Mamma Mia"
• Sophie Webster character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Sophie King character in movie "Cyberbully"
• Sophie Parker main character on Canadian TV series "Sophie"
• Sophie Colonel Potter's horse on M*A*S*H
• Sophie Elizabeth Foster Main Character in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger
• Sophie from the School for Good and Evil book series
• Sophie Amundsen main character in "Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy" by Jostein Gaarder
• Sophie character in "Lights Out" by David F. Sandberg
• Sophie character in video game Tales of Graces
• Sophie Neuenmuller character in Atelier Sophie: Alchemist of the Mysterious Book
• Sophie character in the graphic novel series 'Saga'
• Sophie Krustofsky Krusty the Clown's daughter on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Sophie Benjamin character on TV's "H2O: Just Add Water"
• Sophie character in webcomic "The Rainstorm"
• "Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker " TV movie
• "Sophie Roux" song by the band Lady Danville
• Sophie Cardona character on Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"
• Sophie Battersea Greenaway character in Joan Aiken's "Wolves Chronicles" series
• Sophia "Sophie" Williams Aubrey wife of Captain Jack Aubrey in Patrick O'Brian's "Aubrey,Maturin" series