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Maja vs Sophie

Maja 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, Maja was ranked #247 and Sophie #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Maja was ranked #253 and Sophie #14 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Maja was ranked #244 and Sophie #17 among girls in Scotland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Maja was ranked #27 and Sophie #178 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Maja was ranked #425 and Sophie #50 among girls in England and Wales.

Maja and Sophie over time

Maja and Sophie appear together in 4 published lists, across 125 years of shared records. Sophie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Maja in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Sophie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maja 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Maja and Sophie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #27 and #178.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Maja #106 in 2011, Sophie #1 in 2010.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1960–2025

    Maja held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Sophie in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Sophie #106 in 2016.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #27, Sophie #178.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Maja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sophie in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Maja #128 in 2011, Sophie #1 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #425, Sophie #50.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2025

    Maja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sophie in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Maja #54 in 2009, Sophie #1 in 2009.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #247, Sophie #6.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2024

    Maja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sophie in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Maja #106 in 2011, Sophie #1 in 2010.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #253, 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.

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 Maja

Pairs where Maja shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Sophie

Pairs where Sophie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maja, Sophie
FieldMajaSophie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe French form of Sophia, from Ancient Greek 'sophia' meaning 'wisdom'.
OriginNot yet recordedGreek, via French transmission
Pronunciation/sɔ.fi/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #27 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #6 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sophie has a recorded origin (Greek, via French transmission); Maja does not have one recorded yet.
  • Maja and Sophie both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sophie; Maja doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Maja

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #444 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1960–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Sophie

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls