Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sophi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sophi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 537
- 0 boys · 537 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,811 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,811 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 831 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sophi’s family of names
In German usage, Sophi has a related form in Sophie. In Swedish usage, Sophi has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sophie. In Swedish usage, Sophi has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Zofia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sophi has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.