diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9a92d320..50875c220 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Fixed contacts imported from vCard files being mis-sorted (filed after "Z") when their name fields contained leading or trailing whitespace ([#195])
 
 ## [1.6.0] - 2026-01-30
 ### Added
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#30]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/30
 [#78]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/78
 [#157]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/157
+[#195]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/195
 [#201]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/201
 [#281]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/281
 [#289]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/289
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt
index d966813d9..4703f6aee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ class VcfImporter(val activity: SimpleActivity) {
             val ezContacts = Ezvcard.parse(inputStream).all()
             for (ezContact in ezContacts) {
                 val structuredName = ezContact.structuredName
-                val prefix = structuredName?.prefixes?.firstOrNull() ?: ""
-                val firstName = structuredName?.given ?: ""
-                val middleName = structuredName?.additionalNames?.firstOrNull() ?: ""
-                val surname = structuredName?.family ?: ""
-                val suffix = structuredName?.suffixes?.firstOrNull() ?: ""
-                val nickname = ezContact.nickname?.values?.firstOrNull() ?: ""
+                val prefix = structuredName?.prefixes?.firstOrNull()?.trim() ?: ""
+                val firstName = structuredName?.given?.trim() ?: ""
+                val middleName = structuredName?.additionalNames?.firstOrNull()?.trim() ?: ""
+                val surname = structuredName?.family?.trim() ?: ""
+                val suffix = structuredName?.suffixes?.firstOrNull()?.trim() ?: ""
+                val nickname = ezContact.nickname?.values?.firstOrNull()?.trim() ?: ""
                 var photoUri = ""
 
                 val phoneNumbers = ArrayList<PhoneNumber>()