Oksana vs Sofia
Oksana 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Oksana was ranked #5687 and Sofia #19 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1997, Oksana was ranked #579 and Sofia #214 among girls in Norway.
Oksana and Sofia over time
Oksana and Sofia appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Oksana 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
Oksana and Sofia changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1968 and 1997, ending at #579 and #214.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1968–1997
Oksana held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sofia in 12.
Highest recorded here: Oksana #271 in 1984, Sofia #212 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Oksana #579, Sofia #214.
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 | Oksana | 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 | 3 | 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 | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) | 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); Oksana does not have one recorded yet.
- Oksana has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sofia.
- A meaning is recorded for Sofia; Oksana doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Oksana
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #564 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–1997
Highest recorded position: #271 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1968–1997).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · 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