Sophie

Sophie
Gender	feminine
Languages	English, French, German, Dutch
Origin
Derivation	Sophia
Meaning	Wisdom
Other names
Alternative spelling	Sophy, Sofie
Nickname	Soph

Last updated October 13, 2025

Sophie is a feminine given name, another version of Sophia, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'.

People with the name

Born in the Middle Ages

Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson
Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant (1224–1275), second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier

Born in 1600s and 1700s

Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729–1796), later Empress Catherine II of Russia
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway
Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French balloonist
Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759–1828), second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia
Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères (c. 1795–1840), English baroness
Sophie Germain (1776–1831), French mathematician
Sophie Piper (1757–1816), Swedish countess
Sophie Schröder (1781–1868), German actress
Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807), German author
Princess Sophie of Erbach-Erbach, (1725–1795), Princess consort of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Born 1790–1918

Sophie, Duchess of Alencon (1847–1897), wife of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
Sophie, Archduchess of Austria (1855–1857), first child of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, and Elisabeth of Bavaria
Sophie of Bavaria (1805–1872), mother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
Sophie, Countess of Ségur (1799–1874), Russian-French writer
Sophie of Sweden (1801–1865), Grand Duchess of Baden
Sophie von Hatzfeldt (1805–1881), German Worker's Rights Advocate, "The Red Countess"
Sophie Adelheid, Duchess in Bavaria (1875–1957), German nobility
Sophie Adlersparre (1823–1895), Swedish women's rights activist
Sophie Atkinson (1876–1972), English painter
Sophie Bledsoe Aberle (1896–1996), American anthropologist
Sophie Braslau (1892–1935), American contralto
Sophie Burdet (1882–?), French seamstress
Sophie Chotek (1868–1914), wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, also assassinated
Sophie Daguin (1801–1881), French ballerina
Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823–1903), French-British artist
Sophie Kerr (1880–1965), American author
Sophie Ley (1849–1918), German painter
Sophie Masloff (1917–2014), mayor of Pittsburgh
Sophie Mannerheim (1863–1928), Finnish nurse
Sophie Dora Spicer Maude (1854–?), English writer
Sophie Pemberton (1869–1950), Canadian painter
Sophie Rostopchine (1799–1874), French writer
Sophie Schulz (1905–1975), Austrian politician
Sophie Sooäär (1914–1996), Estonian actress
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889–1943), Swiss Painter
Sophie Tucker (1887–1966), American entertainer
Sophie Treadwell (1885–1970), American writer

Born after 1918

Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (born 1967), German member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth
Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born 1978), wife of Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, head of the House of Hohenzollern
Sophie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz (born 1959), Austrian member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine by birth and the Austrian House of Windisch-Graetz by marriage
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born 1965), British wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Sophie Abelson (born 1986), English actress
Sophie Adriansen (born 1982), French writer
Sophie Aguie (born 1996), Ivorian soccer player
Sophie Ainsworth (born 1989), British sailor
Sophie Alakija (born 1993), Nigerian actress and model
Sophie Albert (born 1990), Filipino actress and television personality
Sophie Aldred (born 1962), English actress and television presenter
Sophie Anderton (born 1977), English model
Sophie Aston (born 1970), British painter
Sophie Auconie (born 1963), French politician
Sophie Auster (born 1987), American actress, singer, and songwriter
Sophie Austin (born 1984), English actress
Sophie Baggaley (born 1996), English soccer player
Sophie Balmary (born 1979), French rower
Sophie Barjac (born 1957), French actress
Sophie Barthes (born 1974), French–American filmmaker
Sophie Beem (born 1999), American singer
Sophie Bellon (born 1961), French businesswoman
Sophie Bennett (born 1989), Canadian actress, dancer, director, producer, singer, and project manager
Sophie Berge (born 1964), French yacht racer
Sophie Bevan (born 1983), British soprano
Sophie Bissonnette (born 1956), Canadian filmmaker
Sophie Black (born 1958), American poet
Sophie Blackall (born 1970), Australian artist and author
Sophie Body-Gendrot (1942–2018), French political scientist, criminologist, and sociologist
Sophie de Boer (born 1990), Dutch racing cyclist
Sophie Boilley (born 1989), French biathlete
Sophie Bouillon (born 1984), French journalist
Sophie Bould (born 1982), English actress
Sophie Bradley (born 1994), English soccer player
Sophie Bradley-Auckland (born 1989), English soccer player
Sophie Bray (born 1990), English field hockey player
Sophie Bruehmann (born 1995), German acrobatic gymnast
Sophie Brunner (born 1995), American basketball player
Sophie Byrne, Australian filmmaker
Sophie Cadieux (born 1977), Canadian actress
Sophie Caldwell (born 1990), American cross-country skier
Sophie Calle (born 1953), French artist
Sophie Campbell, American comic artist
Sophie Carle (born 1964), Luxembourgish actress
Sophie Carrigill (born 1994), British wheelchair basketball player
Sophie Casey (born 1991), Australian soccer player
Sophie Castillo (born 1998/1999), British indie pop singer-songwriter
Sophie Chatel, Canadian politician
Sophie Choudry (born 1982), Indian–English actress and singer
Sophie Clarke (born 1989), American television personality
Sophie Colquhoun (born 1989), English actress
Sophie Cookson (born 1990), English actress
Sophie Creux (born 1981), French road cyclist
Sophie Crumb (born 1981), American–French comics artist
Sophie Dahl (born 1977), English author and fashion model
Sophie Daneman (born 1968), British soprano
Sophie Daumier (1934–2003), French actress
Sophie Delila (born 1983), French singer, songwriter, and record producer
Sophie Deraspe (born 1973), Canadian filmmaker and producer
Sophie Divry (born 1979), French writer
Sophie Ecclestone (born 1999), English cricketer
Sophie Elgort (born 1986), American photographer
Sophie Elizéon (born 1970), French civil servant
Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 1979), English singer and songwriter
Sophie Errante (born 1971), French politician
Sophie Falkiner (born 1973), Australian television presenter
Sophie Fayad (born 2004), Lebanese soccer player
Sophie Ferguson (born 1986), Australian tennis player
Sophie Ferracci (born 1976), French lawyer
Sophie Fiennes (born 1967), English filmmaker
Sophie Fillières (1964–2023), French filmmaker
Sophie Fisher (born 1998), New Zealand rugby union player
Sophie Flack (born 1983), American author and journalist
Sophie Francis (born 1998), Dutch musician, disk jockey, and record producer
Sophie Freud (1924–2022), Austrian–American author, educator, and psychologist
Sophie Galibert, French filmmaker
Sophie Garbin (born 1997), Australian netball player
Sophie Garénaux (born 1990/91), French beauty queen and model
Sophie Gendron, Canadian actress
Sophie Georges (born 1977), French tennis player
Sophie Godfrey (born 1987), Australian volleyball player
Sophie Goyette, Canadian filmmaker
Sophie Gradon (1985–2018), English model and marketing manager
Sophie Green (born 1992), English artist
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (born 1975), Canadian model and television host, wife of Justin Trudeau
Sophie Grigson (born 1959), British cookery writer
Sophie Guillemin (born 1977), French actress
Sophie Gurney (1919–2011), English artist
Sophie Gustafson (born 1973), Swedish golfer
Sophie Hackett (born 1971), Canadian curator
Sophie Hahn (born 1997), English Paralympic athlete
Sophie Hannah (born 1971), British writer
Sophie Harding (born 1999), Australian soccer player
Sophie Hausmann (born 1997), German golfer
Sophie B. Hawkins (born 1964), American singer and songwriter
Sophie Hecquet (1944–2012), French actress and singer
Sophie Hediger (1998–2024), Swiss snowboarder
Sophie Hensser, Australian actress
Sophie Hermans (born 1981), Dutch politician
Sophie Hilbrand (born 1975), Dutch actress and television presenter
Sophie Hirst (born 2000), American soccer player
Sophie Hitchon (born 1991), English hammer thrower
Sophie Hopkins (born 1990), Singaporean–born English actress
Sophie Howe (born 1977), Welsh politician
Sophie Huet (1953–2017), French journalist
Sophie Hughes (born 1986), English literary translator
Sophie Hunger (born 1983), Swiss composer, singer, and songwriter
Sophie Hunter (born 1978), English playwright and theatre director
Sophie Hyde (born 1977), Australian filmmaker and producer
Sophie Jackson (born 1996), Scottish curler
Sophie Jamal (born 1966), Canadian endocrinologist
Sophie Jaques (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
Sophie Jelley (born 1972), English Anglican bishop
Sophie Jodoin (born 1965), Canadian visual artist
Sophie Joissains (born 1969), French politician
Sophie Kamlish (born 1996), English Paralympic athlete
Sophie Kamoun (born 1967), French swimmer
Sophie Karmasin (born 1967), Austrian politician
Sophie Kasaei, English television personality
Sophie Katinis (born 1979), Australian actress
Sophie Katsarava (born 1976), Georgian politician
Sophie Kauer (born 2001), German–English actress and cellist
Sophie Kim (born 1983), South Korean entrepreneur
Sophie Kinsella (born 1969), British writer
Sophie Kirana (born 2000), Indonesian beauty queen
Sophie Koch (born 1969), French operatic soprano
Sophie Kumpen (born 1974), Belgian karting driver
Sophie Labelle (born 1988), Canadian cartoonist and transgender rights activist
Sophie Lacaze (born 1963), French composer
Sophie Lawrence (born 1972), English actress and singer
Sophie Lee (born 1968), Australian actress
Sophie Khan Levy (born 1989), English actress
Sophie Li (born 1988), Australian soccer player
Sophie Lloyd (born 1995), English guitar
Sophie Lorain (born 1957), Canadian actress, director, and producer
Sophie Lowe (born 1990), English–born Australian actress, singer, and songwriter
Sophie Luck (born 1989), Australian actress
Sophie Marceau (born 1966), French actress
Sophie McShera (born 1985), English actress
Sophie Melville (born 1991), Welsh actress
Sophie Mirabella (born 1968), Australian lawyer and politician
Sophie Moleta (born 1969), New Zealand singer, songwriter, and teacher
Sophie Molineux (born 1998), Australian cricketer
Sophie Monk (born 1979), English–born Australian actress, model, singer, and television personality
Sophie Muller (born 1962), English music video director
Sophie Nélisse (born 2000), Canadian actress
Sophie Nyweide (2000–2025), American actress
Sophie Okonedo (born 1968), English actress
Sophie O'Sullivan (born 2001) Irish–Australian athlete
Sophie Pacini (born 1991), German–Italian pianist
Sophie Paine (born 1992), Australian volleyball player
Sophie Panonacle (born 1968), French politician
Sophie Pantel (born 1971), French politician
Sophie Papps (born 1994), British sprinter
Sophie Pascoe (born 1993), New Zealand Paralympic swimmer
Sophie Pedder (born 1967), English author and journalist
Sophie Pender (born 1996), English activist and social mobility campaigner
Sophie Perry (born 1986), Irish soccer player
Sophie Pétronin (born 1945), French–Swiss humanitarian
Sophie Podolski (1953–1974), Belgian poet and graphic artist
Sophie Porley (born 1987), English actress and model
Sophie Postel-Vinay, French physician and oncology researcher
Sophie Power (born 1982), British ultrarunner
Sophie Price (born 1989), British glamour model
Sophie Primas (born 1962), French engineer and politician
Sophie Ramdor (born 1992), German politician
Sophie Raworth (born 1968), British television presenter
Sophie Reade (born 1989), English model and pornographic actress
Sophie Reid (born 1997), Australian cricketer
Sophie Reiser (born 1987), American soccer player
Sophie Renoir (born 1964), French actress
Sophie Reynolds (born 1999), American actress
Sophie Ridge (born 1984), English journalist
Sophie Rimheden (born 1975), Swedish musician
Sophie Ristelhueber (born 1949), French photographer
Sophie Rivera (1938–2021), American artist and photographer
Sophie Roberts, New Zealand theatre director
Sophie Rois (born 1961), Austrian actress
Sophie Rundle (born 1988), English actress
Sophie Ryder (born 1963), English painter and sculptor
Sophie Scamps (born 1971), Australian politician
Sophie Schmidt (born 1988), Canadian soccer player
Sophie Scholl (1921–1943), German student and political activist
Sophie Serafino (born 1980), English–Australian composer and violinist
Sophie Simmons (born 1992), model, singer, and television personality
Sophie Simnett (born 1997), English actress
Sophie Skelton (born 1994), English actress
Sophie Solomon (born 1978), British composer, songwriter, and violinist
Sophie Tassignon (born 1980), Belgian singer and songwriter
Sophie Thatcher (born 2000), American actress
Sophie Thompson (born 1962), English actress
Sophie Turner (born 1996), English actress
Sophie Vandebroek, Belgian business executive and electrical engineer
Sophie Vavasseur (born 1992), Irish actress and television presenter
Sophie Villy (born 1990), Georgian–Ukrainian composer, singer, and songwriter
Sophie Viney (born 1974), English arranger and composer
Sophie von Saldern (born 1973), German basketball player
Sophie Ward (born 1964), English actress
Sophie Wilde (born 1998), Australian actress
Sophie Willan (born 1987), British comedian
Sophie Williams (born 1991), British Olympic fencer
Sophie Wilson (born 1957), British computer scientist
Sophie Winkleman (born 1980), English actress
Sophie Wotschke (born 1998), Austrian politician
Sophie Xeon (1986-2021), British music producer and DJ
Sophie Zelmani (born 1972), Swedish singer and songwriter

Fictional characters

Sophie Amundsen, main character of the novel Sophie's World
Sophie Bennett, from the film Rise of the Guardians
Sophie Bergmann, from the video game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo
Sophie Burton, from the television series Hollyoaks
Sophie Chapman, from the television series Peep Show
Sophie Charalambos, from the television series Stath Lets Flats
Sophie Collins, from the book series The Infernal Devices
Sophie Devereaux, grifter in the television series Leverage
Sophie Dumond, from the film Joker (2019 film)
Sophie Elizabeth Foster, main character of Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Sophie de Réan, main character of the children's book Sophie's Misfortunes
Sophie von Faninal, from the opera Der Rosenkavalier
Sofie Fatale, from the film Kill Bill: Volume 1
Sophie Green, from the sixth season of the television series American Horror Story
Sophie Hatter, main character of Howl's Moving Castle
Sophie Jones (disambiguation) § Fictional characters
Sophie Kachinsky, from the television series 2 Broke Girls
Sophie King, from the film Cyberbully
Sophie Kowalsky, main character in the movie Love Me If You Dare , played by Marion Cotillard
Sophie Lennon, from the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Sophie Martinez, from the television series Cory in the House
Sophie Neuenmuller, from Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and its sequel
Sophie Neveu, heroine of The Da Vinci Code
Sophie Newman, main character of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Sophie Norton, from the television series Genie in the House
Sophie One and Other Sophie, from the television series The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Sophie Plummett 'Bliss', from Carry On Loving
Sophie Richards, from the video game The House of the Dead
Sophie Sanders, from Bunsen Is a Beast
Sophie Simpson, from the television series Home and Away
Sophie Song, from the television series Peacemaker
Sophie Twilight, from Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood
Sophie Webster, from the soap opera Coronation Street
Sophie Zawistowska, from the novel and film Sophie's Choice
Sophie the Sapphire Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic book franchise
Sophie of Woods Beyond, a main character in the book series The School For Good And Evil
Sopie, protagonist of Sophie , a Belgian comics series by Jidéhem
Sophie, from the film Aftersun
Sophie, from the Don Bluth film Anastasia
Sophie, from the book The BFG and the films The BFG (1989) and The BFG (2016)
Sophie, from the book series by Dick King-Smith
Sophie, from the film Bodies Bodies Bodies
Sophie, from the webtoon series Live with Yourself!
Sophie, a minor character from the Doctor Who episode "The Lodger"
Sophie, coworker of Rachel in season 3 of the television series Friends
Sophie, from the television series In Treatment
Sophie, from the film Mamma Mia! and its sequel
Sophie, from the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Sophie, from the video game Tales of Graces

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