Given name & surname
Sofie
“wisdom”·“having great wisdom and foresight”
In Danish use, Sofie has a related form in Sophia. Sophia means “wisdom” in Greek. In German use, Sofie has a related form in Sophie. One Greek interpretation is “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Danish use, Sofie has a related form in Sophia. Sophia means “wisdom” in Greek. In German use, Sofie has a related form in Sophie. One Greek interpretation is “having great wisdom and foresight.”
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Where it comes from
In Danish use, Sofie has a related form in Sophia. Sophia has Greek linguistic roots and later spread into several European naming traditions. In German use, Sofie has a related form in Sophie. An origin associated with Sophie is French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish use, Sofie has a related form in Sophia. The shared background comes through Sophia: Sophia uses the Greek noun sophia. That word also appears in the phrase Hagia Sophia, meaning “holy wisdom.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Danish use, Sofie has a related form in Sophia. The history of Sophia gives this family its wider story. Sophia became popular in England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Sophia also has literary and screen associations, including the heroine of Tom Jones and the actress Sophia Loren.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sofie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,003
- 0 boys · 5,003 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 254 babies
- 2025
- 138
- #1,539 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 138 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,539 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 254 in 2012. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,477 as a first name in 2020; 201 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sofie’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Sofie has a short form in Sofi. Sofie developed from Sophia. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Sofie has a related form in Sofia.
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Around the world
Sofie has relatives in 12 languages.
10 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ZofiaPolish
- SofijaUpper Sorbian
- Soffíaequivalent
- Zofijaequivalent
- Szófiaequivalent
- Софияequivalent
- 索菲婭Chinese
- Zsófiaequivalent
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sofie
- Sofie GråbølDanish actressborn 1968
- Zsófia TormaHungarian archaeologist (1832-1899)
- Sofie Junge PedersenDanish association football playerborn 1992
- Sofie DokterDutch athleteborn 2002
- Sofie PetersenGreenlandic bishopborn 1955
- Sofie CastenschioldDanish tennis player (1882–1979)
- Sofie SvavaDanish association football playerborn 2000
- Sofie KrehlGerman cross-country skierborn 1995
- Sofie RibbingSwedish painter (1835-1894)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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