Sophia vs Vilma
Sophia and Vilmacompared 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, Sophia was ranked #88 and Vilma #110 among girls in Norway.
Sophia and Vilma over time
Sophia and Vilma appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Sophia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sophia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilma 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
Sophia and Vilma changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1983 and 2025, ending at #88 and #110.
- Longest-running competitions
Sophia and Vilma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1983 to 2025, ending at #88 and #110.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1983–2025
Sophia held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Vilma in 2.
Highest recorded here: Sophia #59 in 2014, Vilma #85 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sophia #88, Vilma #110.
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 | Sophia | Vilma |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Wisdom. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /soʊˈfiə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Sophie, Sofia | 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 #6 (2025) | Norway · Girls #110 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Sophia has a recorded origin (Greek); Vilma does not have one recorded yet.
- Sophia and Vilma both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sophia; Vilma doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Sophia a "high" Data Confidence level and Vilma 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
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
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #13 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Vilma
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #443 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #85 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #110 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls