Ada vs Josefine
Ada and Josefinecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ada was ranked #18 and Josefine #24 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Ada was ranked #37 and Josefine #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Ada and Josefine over time
Ada and Josefine appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Josefine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ada and Josefine changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1975 and 2025, ending at #18 and #24.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 45 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ada and Josefine averaged 56.6 places apart, ending at #18 and #24.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Josefine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #18 and #24.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1975–2025
Ada held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Josefine in 18.
Highest recorded here: Ada #6 in 2019, Josefine #24 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ada #18, Josefine #24.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1998–2023
Ada held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Josefine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Josefine #3225 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ada #37, Josefine #5687.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ada | Josefine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Josefine does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Josefine.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Josefine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls