Andrew vs Sigvald
Andrew and Sigvaldcompared 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 · Boys
In 1981, Andrew was ranked #305 and Sigvald #659 among boys in Norway.
Andrew and Sigvald over time
Andrew and Sigvald appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Andrew held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigvald 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.
Sigvald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Andrew 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys10 shared years, 1947–1981
Andrew held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sigvald in 2.
Highest recorded here: Andrew #219 in 1962, Sigvald #308 in 1947.
The order changed in 1962: Andrew moved ahead. In 1961 they stood at #378 and #345; by 1962 that had become #219 and #508.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Andrew #305, Sigvald #659.
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 | Andrew | Sigvald |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The English form of Greek Andreas, from 'andreios' ('manly, masculine'), itself from 'aner' ('man'). The apostle Andrew was the first disciple to join Jesus and is patron saint of Scotland. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, biblical | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.dɹuː/ | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025) | Norway · Boys #497 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrew has a recorded origin (Greek, biblical); Sigvald does not have one recorded yet.
- Andrew and Sigvald both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Andrew; Sigvald doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Andrew
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2013
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–2013).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sigvald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #309 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #295 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #497 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys