Ellinor vs Sofie
Ellinor 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, Ellinor was ranked #7 and Sofie #6 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Ellinor was ranked #2843 and Sofie #1352 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellinor and Sofie over time
Ellinor and Sofie appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Sofie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ellinor in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sofie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ellinor 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellinor and Sofie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #7 and #6.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Sofie #703 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1945–2025
Ellinor held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Sofie in 46.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #7 in 2025, Sofie #2 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellinor #7, Sofie #6.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2020
Ellinor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sofie in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Sofie #703 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ellinor #2843, Sofie #1352.
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 | Ellinor | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #7 (2025) | Norway · Girls #6 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellinor has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sofie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ellinor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 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: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #7 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