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Sigurd vs Vebjørn

Sigurd and Vebjørncompared 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 2025, Sigurd was ranked #47 and Vebjørn #138 among boys in Norway.

Sigurd and Vebjørn over time

Sigurd and Vebjørn appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Sigurd held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vebjørn in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Vebjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sigurd 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys65 shared years, 19532025

    Sigurd held the stronger position in 64 of those years, Vebjørn in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Sigurd #33 in 2011, Vebjørn #60 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sigurd #47, Vebjørn #138.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Sigurd, Vebjørn
FieldSigurdVebjørn
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #47 (2025)Norway · Boys #138 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sigurd has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Vebjørn.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Sigurd

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #74 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #33 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #47 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Vebjørn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #382 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1953–2025

    Highest recorded position: #60 among boys in Norway, in 1996 (recorded 1953–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #138 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys