Holding steady, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Siegfried since 1912
Babies named Siegfried per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1926, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Siegfried's real moment was 1916.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 72 |
| 1920s | 110 |
| 1930s | 90 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 106 |
| 1960s | 145 |
| 1970s | 47 |
| 1980s | 36 |
| 1990s | 23 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s | 44 |
Meaning & origin
Siegfried is a distinctly German name with deep mythological roots. It first appeared in U.S. records in 1912, and its peak popularity came in 1916 during World War I, possibly reflecting a wave of German heritage pride despite wartime tensions. After that, its use quickly declined and has remained stable at extremely low levels: In 2025, the name ranked 9,714th, with only about 1 in every 244,011 newborn boys being named Siegfried. While never widespread in the United States, it has persisted as a rare choice, echoing the legendary dragon-slayer of Germanic lore.
Siegfried derives from the Old High German elements 'sigu' (victory) and 'fridu' (peace). It is best known from the medieval Germanic legend of the Nibelungenlied, where Siegfried is a heroic dragon-slayer. The name was borne by several medieval German nobles and has remained in occasional use in German-speaking regions.
“Siegfried” around the world
Where Siegfried lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sigi
Variants: Sigfrid, Sigfried
Sibling names for Siegfried
Names that share Siegfried's style, for a brother or sister.
