Anne-Sofie vs Asta
Anne-Sofie and Astacompared 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 2002, Anne-Sofie was ranked #540 and Asta #592 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Sofie and Asta over time
Anne-Sofie and Asta appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Asta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Sofie in 0.
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.
Asta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anne-Sofie 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
Anne-Sofie and Asta changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2002, ending at #540 and #592.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Anne-Sofie #244 in 1946, Asta #218 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1945–2002
Anne-Sofie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Asta in 18.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Sofie #244 in 1946, Asta #218 in 1945.
The order changed in 1998: Anne-Sofie moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #504 and #467; by 1998 that had become #530 and #601.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Anne-Sofie #540, Asta #592.
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 | Anne-Sofie | Asta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #540 (2002) | Norway · Girls #220 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anne-Sofie has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Asta.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Sofie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #358 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #540 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls
Asta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #218 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: #217 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #220 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls