girl (SSA Category)French OriginUS Rank #55 in 2025

Sophie

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Wisdom, wise woman”

Linguistic heritage: French

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:SOH-fee

IPA (US English):/ˈsoʊ.fiː/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20114,732 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#553,984 births in 2025

Total US Registrations138,694Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2011 (4,732 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level3,984 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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