Josefine vs Viktorija
Josefine and Viktorijacompared 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 2016, Josefine was ranked #61 and Viktorija #575 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Josefine was ranked #5687 and Viktorija #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Josefine and Viktorija over time
Josefine and Viktorija appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Viktorija reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Josefine 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in Norway · Girls, Josefine rose about as far as Viktorija fell — from #642 and #305 in 1982 to #61 and #575 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1982–2016
Josefine held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Viktorija in 7.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #60 in 2013, Viktorija #223 in 1988.
The order changed in 1990: Josefine moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #317 and #312; by 1990 that had become #250 and #380.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Josefine #61, Viktorija #575.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2006–2023
Josefine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Viktorija in 9.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #4096 in 2016, Viktorija #1337 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Josefine #5687, Viktorija #5687.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Josefine
Pairs where Josefine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Emily vs Josefine
Emily and Josefine changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1982 and 2025, ending at #71 and #24.
Emily · Josefine · 44 shared years, 1982–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Amanda vs Josefine
In Norway · Girls, Josefine moved into the top 50 at #26 in 2024 as Amanda fell out of it to #52, having been #35 the year before.
Amanda · Josefine · 44 shared years, 1982–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Josefine | Viktorija |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josefine and Viktorija both have 4 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Viktorija
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #551 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2016
Highest recorded position: #223 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1971–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls