Georgia vs Sophie
Georgia and Sophiecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Georgia was ranked #91 and Sophie #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Georgia was ranked #34 and Sophie #14 among girls in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Georgia was ranked #52 and Sophie #14 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Georgia was ranked #51 and Sophie #17 among girls in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Georgia was ranked #58 and Sophie #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Georgia was ranked #175 and Sophie #63 among girls in England and Wales.
Georgia and Sophie over time
Georgia and Sophie appear together in 5 published lists, across 165 years of shared records. Sophie held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Georgia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sophie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Georgia in 2. 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
Georgia and Sophie changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1989 and 2025, ending at #58 and #22.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Georgia and Sophie averaged 43.1 places apart, ending at #175 and #63.
- Longest-running competitions
Georgia and Sophie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #175 and #63.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Georgia #10 in 1997, Sophie #1 in 1996.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Girls37 shared years, 1989–2025
Georgia held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sophie in 27.
Highest recorded here: Georgia #4 in 2000, Sophie #5 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Georgia #58, Sophie #22.
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1989–2025
Georgia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sophie in 36.
Highest recorded here: Georgia #80 in 2017, Sophie #1 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Georgia #91, Sophie #6.
New Zealand · Girls34 shared years, 1990–2023
Georgia held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sophie in 25.
Highest recorded here: Georgia #2 in 1997, Sophie #1 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Georgia #34, Sophie #14.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Georgia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sophie in 30.
Highest recorded here: Georgia #10 in 1997, Sophie #1 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Georgia #175, Sophie #63.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Georgia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sophie in 28.
Highest recorded here: Georgia #29 in 2016, Sophie #1 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Georgia #52, Sophie #14.
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 | Georgia | Sophie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A Latinate feminine form of George, from the Greek elements 'ge' (earth) and 'ergon' (work) — 'farmer, earth-worker'. | The French form of Sophia, from Ancient Greek 'sophia' meaning 'wisdom'. |
| Origin | Greek, via Latin transmission | Greek, via French transmission |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ | /sɔ.fi/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #58 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #6 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Georgia is recorded with a Greek, via Latin transmission origin, while Sophie is recorded with a Greek, via French transmission origin.
- Georgia and Sophie both have 2 syllables.
- Georgia's recorded meaning differs from Sophie's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Georgia
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2023
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 1997 (recorded 1990–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #175 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sophie
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #492 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #63 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls