Dagny vs Sigrunn
Dagny and Sigrunncompared 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 1985, Dagny was ranked #649 and Sigrunn #635 among girls in Norway.
Dagny and Sigrunn over time
Dagny and Sigrunn appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Dagny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigrunn 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.
Dagny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sigrunn 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
Dagny and Sigrunn changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1985, ending at #649 and #635.
- Longest-running competitions
Dagny and Sigrunn were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1945 to 1985, ending at #649 and #635.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dagny #117 in 1946, Sigrunn #136 in 1948.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1945–1985
Dagny held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sigrunn in 10.
Highest recorded here: Dagny #117 in 1946, Sigrunn #136 in 1948.
The order changed in 1985: Sigrunn moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #522 and #668; by 1985 that had become #649 and #635.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Dagny #649, Sigrunn #635.
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 | Dagny | Sigrunn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #190 (2025) | Norway · Girls #635 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dagny and Sigrunn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Dagny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #136 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #117 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #190 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sigrunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #168 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1985
Highest recorded position: #136 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #635 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls