Sigve vs Steffan
Sigve and Steffancompared 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 1996, Sigve was ranked #177 and Steffan #453 among boys in Norway.
Sigve and Steffan over time
Sigve and Steffan appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Sigve held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Steffan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Steffan 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1973–1996
Sigve held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Steffan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sigve #177 in 1996, Steffan #275 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Sigve #177, Steffan #453.
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 | Steffan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #230 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sigve and Steffan 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
Steffan
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #525 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1996
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys