Sigfrid vs Wigdis
Sigfrid and Wigdiscompared 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 1969, Sigfrid was ranked #582 and Wigdis #531 among girls in Norway.
Sigfrid and Wigdis over time
Sigfrid and Wigdis appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Wigdis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigfrid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sigfrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wigdis 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Sigfrid and Wigdis changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1969, ending at #582 and #531.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Sigfrid #238 in 1946, Wigdis #186 in 1948.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1945–1969
Sigfrid held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Wigdis in 13.
Highest recorded here: Sigfrid #238 in 1946, Wigdis #186 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1969: Sigfrid #582, Wigdis #531.
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 | Sigfrid | Wigdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #655 (1979) | Norway · Girls #531 (1969) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sigfrid and Wigdis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Sigfrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #278 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1979
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1979).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #655 among girls in Norway, in 1979.
Norway · Girls
Wigdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #222 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1969
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1969).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1969
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in Norway, in 1969.
Norway · Girls