Gustav vs Viggo
Gustav and Viggocompared 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 2025, Gustav was ranked #19 and Viggo #306 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Gustav was ranked #2325 and Viggo #1461 among boys in England and Wales.
Gustav and Viggo over time
Gustav and Viggo appear together in 2 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Viggo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gustav in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Gustav and Viggo changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2004 and 2023, ending at #2325 and #1461.
- Longest-running competitions
Gustav and Viggo were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #19 and #306.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1945–2025
Gustav held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Viggo in 35.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #19 in 2025, Viggo #104 in 1947.
The order changed in 1982: Gustav moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #544 and #321; by 1982 that had become #349 and #478.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gustav #19, Viggo #306.
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 2004–2023
Gustav held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Viggo in 11.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #1786 in 2015, Viggo #1369 in 2019.
The order changed in 2016: Viggo moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #1786 and #2319; by 2016 that had become #3478 and #1804.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Gustav #2325, Viggo #1461.
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 Gustav
Pairs where Gustav shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Aksel vs Gustav
Aksel and Gustav were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #19.
Aksel · Gustav · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Gustav
Anders and Gustav were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #19.
Anders · Gustav · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Andreas vs Gustav
Andreas and Gustav were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #19.
Andreas · Gustav · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Gustav
Arne and Gustav were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #19.
Arne · Gustav · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Gustav | Viggo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #19 (2025) | Norway · Boys #306 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gustav and Viggo both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gustav
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Viggo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #112 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: #104 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #306 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys