Sigve vs Simon
Sigve and Simoncompared 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, Sigve was ranked #230 and Simon #159 among boys in Norway.
Sigve and Simon over time
Sigve and Simon appear together in 1 published list, across 77 years of shared records. Simon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigve 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.
Simon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sigve 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 1972, Simon moved ahead of Sigve in Norway · Boys — #270 and #328 the year before became #402 and #199.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Sigve and Simon changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 2025, ending at #230 and #159.
- Longest-running competitions
Sigve and Simon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 77 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #230 and #159.
List by list
Norway · Boys77 shared years, 1947–2025
Sigve held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Simon in 56.
Highest recorded here: Sigve #117 in 2002, Simon #35 in 1992.
The order changed in 1972: Simon moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #270 and #328; by 1972 that had become #402 and #199.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sigve #230, Simon #159.
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 | Sigve | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #230 (2025) | Norway · Boys #159 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sigve and Simon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Sigve
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #340 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #117 among boys in Norway, in 2002 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #230 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Simon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #266 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1997
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #159 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys