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Stig

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Stig: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2021

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2021, ranging from #14 to #563.195319651977198920012021#14#563
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#119
1946#102
1947#113
1948#107
1949#99
1950#107
1951#88
1952#71
1953#60
1954#51
1955#52
1956#53
1957#53
1958#49
1959#39
1960#37
1961#39
1962#27
1963#36
1964#21
1965#25
1966#26
1967#21
1968#19
1969#17
1970#14
1971#16
1972#17
1973#21
1974#27
1975#23
1976#31
1977#34
1978#41
1979#37
1980#42
1981#40
1982#55
1983#45
1984#50
1985#60
1986#63
1987#60
1988#81
1989#86
1990#99
1991#103
1992#105
1993#116
1994#161
1995#172
1996#188
1997#201
1998#250
1999#261
2000#223
2001#313
2002#302
2003#318
2004#341
2005#559
2006#563
2008#531
2009#500
2010#524
2011#559
2012#458
2016#538
2021#493

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 69 of the 77 years from 1945 to 2021.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2021 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2021

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2021).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #493 among boys in Norway, in 2021.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #14 in Norway in 1970.

Stig's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2021Norwaymale#4934HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5384HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4587HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5594HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5245HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5006HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5315HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5634HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5594HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#34110HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#31812HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#30212HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#31312HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#22323HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#26117HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#25020HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#20128HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#18831HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#17237HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#16141HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#11660HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#10568HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#10370HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#9976HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#8689HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#8194HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#60131HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#63118HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#60120HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#50152HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#45166HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#55144HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#40190HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#42180HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#37197HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#41190HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#34213HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#31226HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#23287HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#27303HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#21329HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#17391HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#16413HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#14434HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#17438HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#19413HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#21398HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#26346HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#25340HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#21354HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#36257HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#27290HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#39234HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#37235HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#39225HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#49175HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#53145HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#53158HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#52160HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#51165HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#60138HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#71108HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#8882HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#10755HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#9963HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#10752HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#11351HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#10266HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#11944HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

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What is known about Stig

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2021.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #14 in Norway in 1970. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.