Sigbjørn vs Thore
Sigbjørn and Thorecompared 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 2006, Sigbjørn was ranked #525 and Thore #568 among boys in Norway.
Sigbjørn and Thore over time
Sigbjørn and Thore appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Sigbjørn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thore 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.
Thore reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sigbjørn 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1960, Sigbjørn moved ahead of Thore in Norway · Boys — #196 and #181 the year before became #149 and #166.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Sigbjørn and Thore changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2006, ending at #525 and #568.
- Longest-running competitions
Sigbjørn and Thore were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1945 to 2006, ending at #525 and #568.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1945–2006
Sigbjørn held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Thore in 8.
Highest recorded here: Sigbjørn #106 in 1948, Thore #98 in 1945.
The order changed in 1960: Sigbjørn moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #196 and #181; by 1960 that had become #149 and #166.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Sigbjørn #525, Thore #568.
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 | Sigbjørn | Thore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #440 (2025) | Norway · Boys #568 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sigbjørn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Thore.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Thore
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #98 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #568 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys