boy's name

Stig

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 27

Stig is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1959, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1959.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Stig over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

10
'50 '60 '10
Show the numbers
Births named Stig by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 6
1960s 6
2010s (to 2018) 10

How popular is Stig?

In 2018, Stig was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Stig is used

France #2,555 5 in 1989
United States #12,359 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Stig

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Stig also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Stig over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Stig

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Stig — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Stig

How popular is the name Stig?

In 2018, Stig was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Stig a girl's or a boy's name?

Stig is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Stig?

Stig has 1 syllable.

When was Stig most popular?

Stig peaked in 1959, when 6 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.