Declining since 1989, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Sigourney since 1984
Babies named Sigourney per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 107 |
| 1990s | 161 |
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2010s | 40 |
| 2020s | 39 |
Meaning & origin
Sigourney began as a rare name and saw its peak in 1989, likely driven by the fame of actress Sigourney Weaver. From its first recorded use in 1984, it reached a rank of 14,942 by 2025, with a 1 in 321,453 incidence. The trajectory shows a steady decline since 1989, making it an unusual choice. While mostly given to girls, the name remains highly distinctive and tied to literary and cinematic associations.
The name Sigourney first entered the American consciousness as the stage name of actress Sigourney Weaver, born Susan Alexandra Weaver in 1949. She adopted the name from a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925). The surname Sigourney itself may be of French or English origin, possibly a variant of the French surname Cigogne or an anglicization of the Irish Siobhán. Its use as a given name became more widespread in the 1980s following Weaver's rise to fame.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sig, Siggy, Nea
Variants: Siguorney, Sigourni
Sibling names for Sigourney
Names that share Sigourney's style, for a brother or sister.
