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Anne-Sofie vs Åsta

Anne-Sofie and Åstacompared 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 Åsta #643 among girls in Norway.

Anne-Sofie and Åsta over time

Anne-Sofie and Åsta appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Åsta 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.

Åsta 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 Åsta changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2002, ending at #540 and #643.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Anne-Sofie #244 in 1946, Åsta #235 in 1945.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls24 shared years, 19452002

    Anne-Sofie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Åsta in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Anne-Sofie #244 in 1946, Åsta #235 in 1945.

    The order changed in 2002: Anne-Sofie moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #530 and #524; by 2002 that had become #540 and #643.

    Most recent shared year, 2002: Anne-Sofie #540, Åsta #643.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Anne-Sofie, Åsta
FieldAnne-SofieÅsta
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables41
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #540 (2002)Norway · Girls #272 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Anne-Sofie has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Åsta.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Anne-Sofie

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2002

    Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2002).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2002

    Most recently recorded at #540 among girls in Norway, in 2002.

    Norway · Girls

Åsta

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #235 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #235 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #272 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls