Narve vs Sigvald
Narve and Sigvaldcompared 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 1974, Narve was ranked #538 and Sigvald #634 among boys in Norway.
Narve and Sigvald over time
Narve and Sigvald appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Narve held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigvald 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.
Sigvald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Narve 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 · Boys9 shared years, 1945–1974
Narve held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sigvald in 1.
Highest recorded here: Narve #288 in 1955, Sigvald #295 in 1949.
The order changed in 1949: Narve moved ahead. In 1948 they stood at #334 and #309; by 1949 that had become #293 and #295.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Narve #538, Sigvald #634.
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 | Narve | Sigvald |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #627 (1978) | Norway · Boys #497 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Narve and Sigvald both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Narve
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #334 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1978
Highest recorded position: #273 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–1978).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1978
Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in Norway, in 1978.
Norway · Boys
Sigvald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #309 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #295 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #497 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys