Fadumo vs Sofie
Fadumo 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 2004, Fadumo was ranked #520 and Sofie #20 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Fadumo was ranked #4763 and Sofie #1330 among girls in England and Wales.
Fadumo and Sofie over time
Fadumo and Sofie appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Sofie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fadumo 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Fadumo and Sofie changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2004, ending at #520 and #20.
- Longest-running competitions
Fadumo and Sofie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1960 to 2004, ending at #520 and #20.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1960–2004
Fadumo held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sofie in 28.
Highest recorded here: Fadumo #269 in 1987, Sofie #14 in 2000.
The order changed in 1981: Sofie moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #367 and #505; by 1981 that had become #623 and #364.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Fadumo #520, Sofie #20.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2017
Fadumo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sofie in 16.
Highest recorded here: Fadumo #2759 in 2009, Sofie #703 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Fadumo #4763, Sofie #1330.
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 | Fadumo | 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2017) | 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) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fadumo has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sofie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fadumo
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #406 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2004
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1952–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · 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