UK girl's name
Sophie-Anne
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sophie-Anne is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Sophie-Anne popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4103, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 7 births.
This profile covers 62 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1996 to 2015. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 71% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 62 living people in the UK are called Sophie-Anne. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sophie-Anne ranked #4103 for girls in England and Wales in 2015, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 7 girls were registered as Sophie-Anne.
- • About 62 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sophie-Anne as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4103
2015
Births in 2015
5
Latest year
Peak year
1998
7 births
Estimated living
62
2026
Popularity
Sophie-Anne over time
The chart below shows babies named Sophie-Anne registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sophie-Anne, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2015, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sophie-Anne by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sophie-Anne was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4117 | 25 | 5 |
| 2000s | #3488 | 26 | 5 |
| 1990s | #2646 | 11 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Sophie-Anne
- Sophie 103,803
- Sophia 46,936
- Scarlett 34,261
- Sienna 32,418
- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Sophie-Anne: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sophie-Anne in the UK right now?
In 2015, Sophie-Anne was ranked #4103 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Sophie-Anne most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 7 babies registered as Sophie-Anne in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sophie-Anne in the UK?
A total of 62 babies have been registered as Sophie-Anne across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.