Holding steady, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Sigmund since 1886
Babies named Sigmund per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1918, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Sigmund's real moment was 1912.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 32 |
| 1900s | 99 |
| 1910s | 1,044 |
| 1920s | 623 |
| 1930s | 230 |
| 1940s | 207 |
| 1950s | 161 |
| 1960s | 105 |
| 1970s | 135 |
| 1980s | 29 |
| 1990s | 37 |
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 66 |
| 2020s | 54 |
Meaning & origin
Sigmund has deep Germanic roots, combining elements for 'victory' and 'protection'. Its mythological pedigree includes the hero Sigmund from the Völsunga saga. In the United States, the name first appeared in records in 1886 and reached its peak popularity in 1912. By 2025, it ranked 9714th, with an estimated 1 in 244,011 boys receiving the name that year. The name's trajectory has been stable in recent decades but remains rare. Sigmund is strongly associated with the pioneering psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, whose work brought the name international recognition. While still used in German-speaking countries, it is uncommon elsewhere, partly due to mid-20th-century history.
Sigmund is a Germanic name derived from the elements "sigu" (victory) and "mund" (protection). It appears in Germanic legend as the father of Sigurd in the Völsunga saga. The name was historically common in German-speaking regions but declined after World War II due to its association with Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, and later with the Nazi era.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sig, Siggy
Variants: Siegmund
Sibling names for Sigmund
Names that share Sigmund's style, for a brother or sister.
