Hasan vs Stig
Hasan and Stigcompared 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 2021, Hasan was ranked #432 and Stig #493 among boys in Norway.
Hasan and Stig over time
Hasan and Stig appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Stig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hasan 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Hasan and Stig were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1949 to 2021, ending at #432 and #493.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Hasan #251 in 1970, Stig #14 in 1970.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1949–2021
Hasan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Stig in 52.
Highest recorded here: Hasan #251 in 1970, Stig #14 in 1970.
The order changed in 2005: Hasan moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #496 and #341; by 2005 that had become #322 and #559.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Hasan #432, Stig #493.
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 | Hasan | Stig |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #375 (2025) | Norway · Boys #493 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hasan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Stig.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hasan
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #322 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #375 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Stig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #119 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #493 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys