Meaning of the nameSophie

Sophie is a feminine name of French origin, a form of Sophia, which comes from the Greek sophía and means "wisdom".

Meaning

“wisdom, from Greek sophía”

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

People (2022): 8,775
Rank in Brazil: #1,876
Median age: 6 years
2010 Census: 859; people

Sophie in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sophie, 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 (5,793 people).

8,719 women 56 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 Sophie is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,803	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	1,005	0.006%
Minas Gerais	738	0.004%
Paraná	694	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	644	0.006%
Santa Catarina	555	0.007%
Bahia	331	0.002%
Pará	189	0.002%
Goiás	189	0.003%
Pernambuco	188	0.002%
Espírito Santo	181	0.005%
Amazonas	171	0.004%
Ceará	163	0.002%
Distrito Federal	133	0.005%
Mato Grosso	119	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	118	0.004%
Maranhão	91	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	80	0.002%
Rondônia	63	0.004%
Paraíba	60	0.002%
Piauí	55	0.002%
Alagoas	55	0.002%
Sergipe	48	0.002%
Amapá	45	0.006%
Tocantins	22	0.002%
Roraima	22	0.004%

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

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.

French spelling with PH, the most common in the group.

Other spellings of Sophie

Spelling	People (2022)
Sophie	8,775
Sofie	1,118

Sources

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

Questions about the name Sophie

What does the name Sophie mean?

Sophie means “wisdom, from Greek sophía”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Sophie in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,775 people with the first name Sophie, which ranks it number 1,876 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Sophie is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,719 women and 56 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Sophie?

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

In which Brazilian state is Sophie most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.007% of the state's population is named Sophie (555 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Sophie?

Sofie. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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