Sigrunn vs Tonje
Sigrunn and Tonjecompared 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, Sigrunn was ranked #635 and Tonje #25 among girls in Norway.
Sigrunn and Tonje over time
Sigrunn and Tonje appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Tonje 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 Tonje 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 1964, Tonje moved ahead of Sigrunn in Norway · Girls — #233 and #279 the year before became #491 and #137.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Sigrunn and Tonje changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 1985, ending at #635 and #25.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1949–1985
Sigrunn held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Tonje in 16.
Highest recorded here: Sigrunn #153 in 1951, Tonje #25 in 1985.
The order changed in 1964: Tonje moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #233 and #279; by 1964 that had become #491 and #137.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Sigrunn #635, Tonje #25.
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 | Sigrunn | Tonje |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #635 (1985) | Norway · Girls #455 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sigrunn and Tonje both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Tonje
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #397 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2021
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1949–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #455 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls