Mathea vs Sofia
Mathea and Sofiacompared 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, Mathea was ranked #69 and Sofia #13 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Mathea was ranked #5669 and Sofia #20 among girls in England and Wales.
Mathea and Sofia over time
Mathea and Sofia appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Sofia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mathea in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mathea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sofia 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mathea and Sofia changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1992 and 2025, ending at #69 and #13.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 34 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mathea and Sofia averaged 59.3 places apart, ending at #69 and #13.
- Longest-running competitions
Mathea and Sofia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #69 and #13.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1992–2025
Mathea held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sofia in 24.
Highest recorded here: Mathea #39 in 2010, Sofia #10 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathea #69, Sofia #13.
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 | Mathea | Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of Sophia used across many languages, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, via Sophia |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /soˈfia/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #69 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #13 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sofia has a recorded origin (Greek, via Sophia); Mathea does not have one recorded yet.
- Mathea and Sofia both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sofia; Mathea doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mathea
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #513 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sofia
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #518 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls