Entry № 1716 · Khmer, Cambodian origin

Sopheary Sopheary — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soh-PEE-ah-ree /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Khmer, Cambodian

Meaning

"Clean, fair beauty (Khmer)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Khmer)

The meaning

A name that means "clean, fair beauty (khmer)".

Sopheary (សុភារី) combines the Khmer so (good, pure) and pheary (girl, lady) — "clean, fair beauty." A traditional Cambodian feminine name.

Used widely in Cambodia.

Clean, fair beauty. The Khmer.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

សុភារី

Transliteration: Sopheary
Pronunciation: / ˌsoʊˈpiː.ə.ri /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Sopheary stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Sopheary · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Sophearys before her.

Real people

Sopheary

Common Cambodian name.

In fiction

Sopheary

Common in Cambodian fiction.

Names connected to Sopheary.

Numerology

The number behind Sopheary.

The Free Spirit

Sopheary reduces to five — the number of Khmer beauty.

Parents on Sopheary

Why families chose this name.

"Khmer beauty. Eight letters. Sopheary."

Bopha · Mother of one · Phnom Penh