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Meaning of the nameSofie

Sofie is a spelling of the name Sophie, which means “wisdom, from Greek sophía”.

Meaning

“wisdom, from Greek sophía”

Meaning of the name Sophie, of which Sofie is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Sophia · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sofia

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People (2022)
1,118
Rank in Brazil
#7,665
Median age
6 years
2010 Census
187
people

Sofie in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sofie, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (705 people).

1,107 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Sofie is most common

States with the highest share of people named Sofie in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3170.001%
Rio de Janeiro1240.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1050.001%
Paraná970.001%
Minas Gerais930.001%
Santa Catarina870.001%
Pará370.001%
Bahia300.000%
Pernambuco260.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul260.001%
Goiás240.000%
Ceará230.000%
Espírito Santo210.001%
Mato Grosso200.001%
Amazonas190.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Sofie

Replaces the PH with F, a spelling that Behind the Name lists as a variant of Sophie.

About the name Sophie

Wiktionary records Sophie as the French and English form of Sophia, which comes from the Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía), "wisdom". The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Greek origin for Sofia: from Sophia, "science, wisdom". Behind the Name describes Sophie as the French form of Sophia and lists Sofie among the German and Dutch variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,775 people named Sophie, with a median age of 6. The name is almost always female, and most of the records are of people born from 2010 onward.

Other spellings of Sophie

SpellingPeople (2022)
Sophie8,775
Sofie1,118

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Sophie · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Sophia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sofia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Sophie · behindthename.com · origin
  5. Wiktionary: Sofie · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Sofie

What does the name Sofie mean?

Sofie means “wisdom, from Greek sophía”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Sophie, of which Sofie is a spelling.

How many people are named Sofie in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,118 people with the first name Sofie, which ranks it number 7,665 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Sofie a boy's or a girl's name?

Sofie is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,107 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Sofie?

Sofie is a name of Greek and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Sofie most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Sofie (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Sofie?

Sophie. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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