Rakel vs Sofie
Rakel 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 2025, Rakel was ranked #125 and Sofie #6 among girls in Norway.
Rakel and Sofie over time
Rakel and Sofie appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Sofie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rakel in 0.
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.
Sofie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rakel 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
Rakel and Sofie changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2025, ending at #125 and #6.
- Longest-running competitions
Rakel and Sofie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #125 and #6.
List by list
Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1946–2025
Rakel held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sofie in 46.
Highest recorded here: Rakel #122 in 2019, Sofie #2 in 2013.
The order changed in 1983: Sofie moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #316 and #335; by 1983 that had become #399 and #243.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Rakel #125, Sofie #6.
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 | Rakel | 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #125 (2025) | 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) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rakel and Sofie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Rakel
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #284 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #122 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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