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Sophie
Say it: soh-FEE
Meaning
From Greek sophia 'wisdom'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Fashionable in 18th-century France and never far from the top lists since.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 120,581 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2011, about 1 in 372 girls
- 3,287 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Sophia |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Sofie |
| German | Sophie |
| Italian | Sofia |
Famous bearers
- Sophie Germain, mathematician
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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