Frode vs Sigbjørn
Frode and Sigbjørncompared 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 2008, Frode was ranked #551 and Sigbjørn #488 among boys in Norway.
Frode and Sigbjørn over time
Frode and Sigbjørn appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Frode held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigbjørn 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.
Sigbjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Frode 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
Frode and Sigbjørn changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2008, ending at #551 and #488.
- Longest-running competitions
Frode and Sigbjørn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #551 and #488.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2008
Frode held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Sigbjørn in 8.
Highest recorded here: Frode #3 in 1974, Sigbjørn #106 in 1948.
The order changed in 2008: Sigbjørn moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #516 and #569; by 2008 that had become #551 and #488.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Frode #551, Sigbjørn #488.
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 Frode
Pairs where Frode shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Magnus vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #125 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2008 they were #5 and #551.
Magnus · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Peter vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #106 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2008 they were #127 and #551.
Peter · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Morten vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #107 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2008 they were #132 and #551.
Morten · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Frode vs Roger
Frode and Roger changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2007, ending at #516 and #491.
Frode · Roger · 61 shared years, 1945–2007 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Frode | Sigbjørn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #551 (2008) | Norway · Boys #440 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frode has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sigbjørn.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Frode
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #551 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys
Sigbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #132 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: #106 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #440 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys