Sofia vs Yngvild
Sofia and Yngvildcompared 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 1999, Sofia was ranked #162 and Yngvild #640 among girls in Norway.
Sofia and Yngvild over time
Sofia and Yngvild appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Sofia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yngvild 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.
Yngvild 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sofia rose about as far as Yngvild fell — from #518 and #411 in 1968 to #162 and #640 in 1999.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1968–1999
Sofia held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Yngvild in 1.
Highest recorded here: Sofia #154 in 1995, Yngvild #317 in 1980.
The order changed in 1970: Sofia moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #518 and #411; by 1970 that had become #395 and #565.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Sofia #162, Yngvild #640.
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 | Sofia | Yngvild |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A form of Sophia used across many languages, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, via Sophia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /soˈfia/ | 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #13 (2025) | Norway · Girls #640 (1999) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sofia has a recorded origin (Greek, via Sophia); Yngvild does not have one recorded yet.
- Sofia and Yngvild both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sofia; Yngvild doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Yngvild
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–1999
Highest recorded position: #317 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1960–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #640 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls