Stig vs Timian
Stig and Timiancompared 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 Timian #331 among boys in Norway.
Stig and Timian over time
Stig and Timian appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Timian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stig 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 Timian 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 · Boys8 shared years, 1999–2021
Stig held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Timian in 7.
Highest recorded here: Stig #261 in 1999, Timian #206 in 2009.
The order changed in 2008: Timian moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #261 and #578; by 2008 that had become #531 and #241.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Stig #493, Timian #331.
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 | Stig | Timian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #533 (2023) |
| 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 Timian.
- 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
Timian
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1999–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #533 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys