Kinga vs Sofie
Kinga 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 2013, Kinga was ranked #580 and Sofie #2 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Kinga was ranked #883 and Sofie #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Kinga was ranked #4709 and Sofie #1525 among girls in England and Wales.
Kinga and Sofie over time
Kinga and Sofie appear together in 3 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Sofie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kinga in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kinga reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sofie in 1. 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
Kinga and Sofie changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2003 and 2023, ending at #4709 and #1525.
- Longest-running competitions
Kinga and Sofie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1974 to 2013, ending at #580 and #2.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1974–2013
Kinga held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sofie in 31.
Highest recorded here: Kinga #255 in 1989, Sofie #2 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Kinga #580, Sofie #2.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2003–2023
Kinga held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sofie in 18.
Highest recorded here: Kinga #755 in 2009, Sofie #855 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kinga #4709, Sofie #1525.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2007–2021
Kinga held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sofie in 3.
Highest recorded here: Kinga #236 in 2010, Sofie #524 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Kinga #883, Sofie #883.
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 | Kinga | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) | Norway · Girls #6 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kinga and Sofie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kinga
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #601 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2021
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2006–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
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