Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 Sophie
/so · FEE/
Meaning
“Wisdom”
French diminutive of Sophia (Greek sophia, 'wisdom'), popularized by 18th-century Enlightenment intellectuals and later British royalty.
Nicknames
so · soph · sophie
Vibe
timeless
How it ages.
Sophie boomed in Anglophone countries 1990-2020 and remains solidly top-20 across UK, Australia, Canada with staying power.
The cultural moment.
United Kingdom and Australia saw Sophie enter top-10 by 2000 and held there through 2025; France shows consistent use.