Margrete vs Sigrunn
Margrete 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, Margrete was ranked #308 and Sigrunn #635 among girls in Norway.
Margrete and Sigrunn over time
Margrete and Sigrunn appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Margrete 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.
Sigrunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Margrete 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Margrete and Sigrunn were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1945 to 1985, ending at #308 and #635.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Margrete #155 in 1949, Sigrunn #136 in 1948.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1945–1985
Margrete held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Sigrunn in 14.
Highest recorded here: Margrete #155 in 1949, Sigrunn #136 in 1948.
The order changed in 1960: Margrete moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #326 and #248; by 1960 that had become #257 and #306.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Margrete #308, 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 | Margrete | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #523 (2023) | Norway · Girls #635 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Margrete has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sigrunn.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Margrete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #225 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #155 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
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