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Worldwide, Стиг (Stig , Stieg , Стиг ) is quite a common boy's first name. The first name Стиг is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, where it is quite a common masculine name, Denmark, where it is quite a rare male name, and Norway. Much less frequently, Стиг is the last name as well as the forename.
Стиг is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Stig Lise Rittenhouse , the minor character from the danish sitcom Langt fra Las Vegas; Stig Nilsson , character in Soldaten i fält and Stig-Helmer Olsson , character in Sällskapsresan.