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Sophia vs Victoria

Sophia and Victoriacompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Sophia was ranked #6 and Victoria #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2019, Sophia was ranked #9 and Victoria #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Sophia was ranked #13 and Victoria #160 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Sophia was ranked #14 and Victoria #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Sophia was ranked #17 and Victoria #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2019, Sophia was ranked #21 and Victoria #96 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Sophia was ranked #88 and Victoria #80 among girls in Norway.

Sophia and Victoria over time

Sophia and Victoria appear together in 6 published lists, across 196 years of shared records. Sophia held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Victoria in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 5 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Victoria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 6 of those lists, and Sophia 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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Sophia moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2004 as Victoria fell out of it to #87, having been #48 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2003, Sophia moved ahead of Victoria in England and Wales · Girls — #86 and #77 the year before became #74 and #87.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Sophia and Victoria averaged 41.3 places apart, ending at #21 and #96.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Sophia and Victoria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #13 and #160.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls60 shared years, 1965–2025

    Sophia held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Victoria in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Sophia #13 in 2023, Victoria #77 in 2007.

    The order changed in 2004: Sophia moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #100 and #79; by 2004 that had become #71 and #82.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sophia #14, Victoria #166.

  • Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1983–2025

    Sophia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victoria in 40.

    Highest recorded here: Sophia #59 in 2014, Victoria #15 in 1999.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sophia #88, Victoria #80.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Sophia held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Victoria in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Sophia #7 in 2019, Victoria #34 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2003: Sophia moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #86 and #77; by 2003 that had become #74 and #87.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sophia #13, Victoria #160.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2023

    Sophia held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Victoria in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Sophia #4 in 2011, Victoria #25 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2006: Sophia moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #89 and #74; by 2006 that had become #59 and #114.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Sophia #17, Victoria #302.

  • New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1995–2019

    Sophia held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Victoria in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Sophia #15 in 2011, Victoria #33 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2004: Sophia moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #49 and #48; by 2004 that had become #34 and #87.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Sophia #21, Victoria #96.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2019

    Sophia held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Victoria in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Sophia #9 in 2019, Victoria #53 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2000: Sophia moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #83 and #63; by 2000 that had become #67 and #73.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Sophia #9, Victoria #84.

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 Sophia

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

Other comparisons involving Victoria

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Sophia, Victoria
FieldSophiaVictoria
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningWisdom.Not yet recorded
OriginGreekNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/soʊˈfiə/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesSophie, SofiaNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #6 (2025)Norway · Girls #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Sophia has a recorded origin (Greek); Victoria does not have one recorded yet.
  • Sophia has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Victoria.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sophia; Victoria doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Sophia a "high" Data Confidence level and Victoria a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Sophia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #13 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Victoria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls