Amalie vs Sofie
Amalie and Sofiecompared 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, Amalie was ranked #25 and Sofie #6 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Amalie was ranked #896 and Sofie #581 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amalie was ranked #1128 and Sofie #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Amalie and Sofie over time
Amalie and Sofie appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Sofie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amalie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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
Amalie and Sofie changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1978 and 2025, ending at #25 and #6.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 45 shared years in Norway · Girls, Amalie and Sofie averaged 58.4 places apart, ending at #25 and #6.
- Longest-running competitions
Amalie and Sofie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #25 and #6.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1978–2025
Amalie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sofie in 34.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #6 in 2018, Sofie #2 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalie #25, Sofie #6.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amalie held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sofie in 8.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #561 in 2013, Sofie #701 in 1998.
The order changed in 2004: Amalie moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #965 and #855; by 2004 that had become #985 and #1012.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amalie #1128, Sofie #2574.
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 | Amalie | Sofie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #25 (2025) | Norway · Girls #6 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amalie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sofie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Amalie
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #593 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sofie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #265 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: #2 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls