Bodil vs Sofie
Bodil 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 1999, Bodil was ranked #545 and Sofie #19 among girls in Norway.
Bodil and Sofie over time
Bodil and Sofie appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Bodil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, 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.
Bodil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1985, Sofie moved ahead of Bodil in Norway · Girls — #234 and #248 the year before became #367 and #169.
- Longest-running competitions
Bodil and Sofie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1945 to 1999, ending at #545 and #19.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1945–1999
Bodil held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Sofie in 13.
Highest recorded here: Bodil #36 in 1945, Sofie #19 in 1999.
The order changed in 1985: Sofie moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #234 and #248; by 1985 that had become #367 and #169.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Bodil #545, Sofie #19.
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 | Bodil | 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #545 (1999) | Norway · Girls #6 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bodil and Sofie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bodil
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #36 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1999
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #545 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
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