Sofie

Sofie was the #1,534 girls' name in the US in 2025 (138 babies), and #1,719 in England & Wales and #966 in Canada.

Sofie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sofie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Sofie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,534 (138)#1,719 (17)#474 (6)—#718 (4)#966 (28)
2024#1,452 (151)#2,575 (10)——#736 (4)#1,291 (19)
2023#1,377 (163)#1,525 (20)#749 (3)—#856 (3)#868 (31)
2022#1,456 (152)#1,621 (18)#625 (4)—#905 (3)#882 (30)
2021#1,562 (134)#1,628 (18)#396 (8)—#883 (3)#667 (44)
2020#1,303 (169)#1,352 (23)#544 (5)—#628 (5)#880 (31)
2019#1,490 (147)#1,562 (19)#447 (7)#424 (3)#716 (4)#1,186 (21)
2018#1,413 (158)#1,788 (16)#809 (3)—#734 (4)#1,002 (26)
2017#1,404 (163)#1,330 (25)#808 (3)—#524 (7)#1,049 (24)
2016#1,267 (192)#1,142 (30)——#868 (3)#1,075 (24)
2015#1,366 (173)#923 (39)#416 (8)#358 (4)#581 (6)#864 (31)
2014#1,195 (204)#1,016 (35)#430 (8)—#661 (5)#731 (38)
2013#1,121 (216)#999 (36)#564 (5)#440 (3)#894 (3)#807 (34)
2012#994 (254)#1,297 (25)#351 (11)—#677 (5)#723 (39)
2011#1,009 (249)#1,015 (34)#810 (3)—#550 (7)#705 (40)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #994.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1896.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sofie is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,900 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sofie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Sofie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Sofie (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SofieCanadaGirls#96628
SofieEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
SofieIrelandGirls#7184
SofieNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SofieScotlandGirls#4746
SofieUSGirls#1,534138