Sigvart vs Torkel
Sigvart and Torkelcompared 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 2011, Sigvart was ranked #475 and Torkel #449 among boys in Norway.
Sigvart and Torkel over time
Sigvart and Torkel appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Torkel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigvart 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.
Sigvart reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Torkel 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 · Boys11 shared years, 1948–2011
Sigvart held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Torkel in 10.
Highest recorded here: Sigvart #343 in 1948, Torkel #252 in 1963.
The order changed in 1956: Torkel moved ahead. In 1955 they stood at #343 and #345; by 1956 that had become #440 and #291.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Sigvart #475, Torkel #449.
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 | Sigvart | Torkel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #515 (2017) | Norway · Boys #397 (2022) |
| 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
- Sigvart and Torkel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Sigvart
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #343 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #515 among boys in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Boys
Torkel
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2022
Highest recorded position: #252 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1948–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #397 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys