Sophie is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #63 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
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UK Rank 2025
#63
US Rank #55
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About the Name Sophie
Sophie ranked #63 in 2025, down from its peak of #1 in 1996 โ still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 30 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 โ a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Sophie is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Sophie on the register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #55, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
โญ Famous People Named Sophie
Sophie Rain โ Sophie Rain is an American Internet personality and online content creator.
Sophie Adenot โ Sophie Marie Laurence Adenot (French pronunciation: [sษfi ad(ษ)no]; born 5 July 1982) is a French engineer, helicopter pilot, and astronaut.
Sophie Winkleman โ Sophie Lara Winkleman, styled as Lady Frederick Windsor, is a British actress.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sophie
Unlikely. With around 724 UK babies named Sophie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sophie in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sophie has been fairly steady, ranked #63 in 2025 against #26 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1 in 1996.
Sophie is more popular in the UK (#50) than in the US (#60). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Sophie include: Sophie Rain, Sophie Adenot and Sophie Winkleman. Short summaries for each appear below.
Sophie ranks #60 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
724
UK babies named Sophie (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.4
In a school of 600
↓ 37 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sophie
Almost certainly the only Sophie in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Sophie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sophie Bould is a British theatre and TV actress from Shropshire, where she attended Thomas Telford School and St Dominic's High School for Girls in Brewood.