# Sophus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sophus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Софус

## People named Sophus

- Sophus Nielsen, Danish footballer (1888-1963)
- Sophus Hansen, Danish footballer (1889–1962)
- Sophus Claussen, Danish writer (1865-1931)
- Sophus Schandorph, Danish poet
- Sophus Ruge, German ethnologist (1831–1903)
- Sophus Müller, anthropologist
- Sophus Tromholt, Danish photographer (1851–1896)
- Sophus Mads Jørgensen, Danish chemist (1837-1914)
- Sophus Michaëlis, Danish author and songwriter (1865-1932)
- Kristian Erslev, Danish historian (1852–1930)
- Anton Rosen, Danish architect (1859-1928)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.