Mila vs Sonja

Mila and Sonjacompared 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, Mila was ranked #102 and Sonja #35 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Mila was ranked #47 and Sonja #3899 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Mila was ranked #199 and Sonja #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Mila and Sonja over time

Mila and Sonja appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 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.

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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mila and Sonja changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1981 and 2025, ending at #102 and #35.
Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Mila rose about as far as Sonja fell — from #2683 and #2096 in 1996 to #47 and #3899 in 2020.

List by list

Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1981–2025
Mila held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sonja in 21.
Highest recorded here: Mila #82 in 2019, Sonja #35 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mila #102, Sonja #35.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2020
Mila held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Sonja in 2.
Highest recorded here: Mila #47 in 2020, Sonja #1970 in 1999.
The order changed in 2000: Mila moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #2189 and #1970; by 2000 that had become #1313 and #3912.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Mila #47, Sonja #3899.

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 Mila

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

Mila vs Aurora
Mila and Aurora both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Norway · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Mila · Aurora · 33 shared years, 1982–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Mila vs Daisy
Mila and Daisy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Mila · Daisy · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Mila vs Elsie
Mila and Elsie both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Mila · Elsie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Freya vs Mila
Freya and Mila both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Freya · Mila · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Mila, Sonja
Field	Mila	Sonja
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Commonly interpreted as 'gracious, dear', from the Slavic element milu. Originally used as a short form of longer names containing that element before becoming an independent given name.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Slavic	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈmi.ɫa/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #21 (2025)	Norway · Girls #35 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Mila has a recorded origin (Slavic); Sonja does not have one recorded yet.
Mila and Sonja both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Mila; Sonja doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Mila

Popularity journey

First recorded1981
First recorded at #653 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Sonja

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #44 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: #35 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls