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How popular is the name Sophy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sophies are alive today.
Sophy (female), a spelling of Sophie, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2021 (ranked 3961st); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 17 babies were given the name, the 1112th most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Sophie you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Sophies born in England and Wales are between 18 and 33, and there are at least 160,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 40% chance that at least one of them will be called Sophie.
How many babies are named Sophy each year?
Includes all spellings: Sophy, Sophie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Sophy spelling rank?
Where does the Sophie spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Sophy most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Sophie, peaked in 1994, when around 7,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Sophy spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 17 babies.
How many people are called Sophy?
At least 160,000 people named Sophy in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Sophy?
Most living Sophies are between 18 and 33; the most common age is about 31.
Is Sophy becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.