Josefine vs Olivia
Josefine and Oliviacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Josefine was ranked #5687 and Olivia #1 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Josefine was ranked #24 and Olivia #2 among girls in Norway.
Josefine and Olivia over time
Josefine and Olivia appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Olivia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Josefine 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2008, Olivia moved ahead of Josefine in Norway · Girls — #75 and #81 the year before became #83 and #61.
- Longest-running competitions
Josefine and Olivia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #24 and #2.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Josefine #24 in 2025, Olivia #2 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1975–2025
Josefine held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Olivia in 20.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #24 in 2025, Olivia #2 in 2023.
The order changed in 2008: Olivia moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #75 and #81; by 2008 that had become #83 and #61.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Josefine #24, Olivia #2.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1998–2023
Josefine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Olivia in 13.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #3225 in 1999, Olivia #1 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Josefine #5687, Olivia #1.
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 | Josefine | Olivia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'olive tree' or 'symbol of peace'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | /əˈlɪviə/ | |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Olivea, Liv, Livvy, Oliwia |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) | Norway · Girls #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Olivia has a recorded origin (Latin); Josefine does not have one recorded yet.
- Josefine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Olivia.
- A meaning is recorded for Olivia; Josefine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Josefine a "medium" Data Confidence level and Olivia a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Olivia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #488 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls