Eirik vs Sigfred
Eirik and Sigfredcompared 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 1972, Eirik was ranked #57 and Sigfred #614 among boys in Norway.
Eirik and Sigfred over time
Eirik and Sigfred appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Eirik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigfred in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sigfred reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eirik 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 · Boys16 shared years, 1945–1972
Eirik held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Sigfred in 0.
Highest recorded here: Eirik #57 in 1972, Sigfred #227 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1972: Eirik #57, Sigfred #614.
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 Eirik
Pairs where Eirik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Aksel vs Eirik
Aksel and Eirik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #122.
Aksel · Eirik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Eirik
Anders and Eirik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #122.
Anders · Eirik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Eirik
Arne and Eirik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #122.
Arne · Eirik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Bjørn vs Eirik
Bjørn and Eirik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #56 and #122.
Bjørn · Eirik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Eirik | Sigfred |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #122 (2025) | Norway · Boys #614 (1972) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eirik and Sigfred both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eirik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #136 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #122 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Sigfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #289 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1972
Highest recorded position: #227 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1972).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1972
Most recently recorded at #614 among boys in Norway, in 1972.
Norway · Boys