The first name Sophie

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About the first name Sophie

Meaning

The name Sophie traditionally means “wisdom”.

Historical origin

The name Sophie comes directly from Greek sophia, “wisdom”.

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Sophie is an example of an ancient name preserved or rediscovered in European naming traditions.

Pronunciation:so-fisɔf.i

Frequency of the first name Sophie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Sophie by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name SophieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Sophie in baptisms by year.50037525012501755180518551905195520051755–1759 1 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1785–1789 7 baptisms1790–1794 15 baptisms1795–1799 35 baptisms1800–1804 92 baptisms1805–1809 154 baptisms1810–1814 195 baptisms1815–1819 217 baptisms1820–1824 273 baptisms1825–1829 309 baptisms1830–1834 386 baptisms1835–1839 327 baptisms1840–1844 313 baptisms1845–1849 292 baptisms1850–1854 275 baptisms1855–1859 187 baptisms1860–1864 127 baptisms1865–1869 104 baptisms1870–1874 72 baptisms1875–1879 58 baptisms1880–1884 21 baptisms1885–1889 17 baptisms1890–1894 16 baptisms1895–1899 9 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1960–1964 8 baptisms1965–1969 16 baptisms1970–1974 41 baptisms1975–1979 35 baptisms1980–1984 35 baptisms1985–1989 26 baptisms1990–1994 24 baptisms1995–1999 11 baptisms2000–2004 4 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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