Johanna vs Sol
Johanna and Solcompared 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, Johanna was ranked #137 and Sol #139 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Johanna was ranked #718 and Sol #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Johanna was ranked #1603 and Sol #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Johanna and Sol over time
Johanna and Sol appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Johanna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sol in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Johanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Sol 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
Johanna and Sol were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #137 and #139.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1947–2025
Johanna held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Sol in 0.
Highest recorded here: Johanna #75 in 2013, Sol #139 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Johanna #137, Sol #139.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2024
Johanna held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sol in 0.
Highest recorded here: Johanna #1034 in 2008, Sol #3015 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Johanna #1603, Sol #3015.
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 | Johanna | Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #137 (2025) | Norway · Girls #139 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Johanna has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Sol.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Johanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #191 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #137 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sol
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #394 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #139 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #139 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls