Stig vs Tarjei
Stig and Tarjeicompared 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 2021, Stig was ranked #493 and Tarjei #214 among boys in Norway.
Stig and Tarjei over time
Stig and Tarjei appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Stig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tarjei 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.
Stig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tarjei 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Stig and Tarjei changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 2021, ending at #493 and #214.
- Longest-running competitions
Stig and Tarjei were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1947 to 2021, ending at #493 and #214.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1947–2021
Stig held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Tarjei in 14.
Highest recorded here: Stig #14 in 1970, Tarjei #188 in 1990.
The order changed in 2004: Tarjei moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #318 and #360; by 2004 that had become #341 and #283.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Stig #493, Tarjei #214.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Stig
Pairs where Stig shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Magnus vs Stig
In 1945 they stood at #125 and #119 in Norway · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2021 they were #9 and #493.
Magnus · Stig · 69 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
- Stig vs Alfred
In 1945 they stood at #119 and #127 in Norway · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2021 they were #493 and #25.
Stig · Alfred · 63 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
- Geir vs Stig
Geir and Stig changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2021, ending at #467 and #493.
Geir · Stig · 65 shared years, 1945–2021 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Svein vs Stig
Svein and Stig changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2021, ending at #494 and #493.
Svein · Stig · 69 shared years, 1945–2021 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Stig | Tarjei |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #493 (2021) | Norway · Boys #299 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stig has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tarjei.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Stig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #119 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #493 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys
Tarjei
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #360 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #299 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys