Sanna vs Vilja
Sanna and Viljacompared 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, Sanna was ranked #89 and Vilja #128 among girls in Norway.
Sanna and Vilja over time
Sanna and Vilja appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Sanna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilja in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilja 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
Sanna and Vilja changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1987 and 2025, ending at #89 and #128.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Sanna #45 in 2015, Vilja #65 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1987–2025
Sanna held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Vilja in 3.
Highest recorded here: Sanna #45 in 2015, Vilja #65 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sanna #89, Vilja #128.
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 | Sanna | Vilja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #89 (2025) | Norway · Girls #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sanna and Vilja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Sanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #568 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: #45 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Vilja
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #685 among girls in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #65 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #128 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls