Sigrid
Feminine · “victory”
Sigrid is Old Norse for victory and beauty joined — and the woman who bore it in the sagas is remembered for burning a hall full of suitors.
How old is the name Sigrid?
Sigrid first appears in US birth records in 1886 — 139 years ago. The typical Sigrid alive today was born around 1951, making them about 74 years old. About 1,800 people named Sigrid are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sigrid most popular?
Sigrid peaked in 1893, reaching #561 nationally. Today it ranks #4352, 3,791 places below that high. See the whole 1893 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Sigríðr to Sigrid
The story of Sigrid
Sigrid the Haughty appears in the sagas as a Swedish queen who burned two importunate suitors alive in the hall where they were sleeping, on the grounds that it would discourage others. Whether she existed is argued. The name has stayed in continuous Scandinavian use and reaches American records with Norwegian and Swedish emigration around 1900.
Meaning
victory, beauty
From Old Norse sigr, victory, and fríðr, beautiful or beloved; the same first element opens Sigurd and Sigmund and the second closes Astrid and Ingrid. Both are among the commonest Norse name elements.
How the name formed
- Sigríðr
- Sigrid
Related forms: Sigrid · Sigrid · Sigrid
Pronouncing Sigrid
SIG-rid
Two syllables, first stressed. Scandinavian gives the same shape.
Nicknames for Sigrid
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1886
- Most girls named
- 202256 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #561reached in 1893
- Change vs 2022
- −42.9%32 in 2025, from 56
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sigrid in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Sigrid in Norwegian — same name
- Sigrid in Swedish — same name
- Sigrid in German — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Minnesota, California, Wisconsin.
Sigrids among us
people named Sigrid are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 50,227 born in 2025 was named Sigrid
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Sigrid sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Sigrid is headed
Sigrid looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 16% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Sigrid beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Sigrid in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Norse meaning with both elements clearly attested.
- Siri and Sissel are both established Scandinavian short forms.
- Substantial turn-of-the-century American use behind it.
- The Siri short form collides with a very well-known voice assistant.
- It is entirely unfamiliar to most Americans and will be spelled out.
- It is close to Sigrid, Astrid and Ingrid, which get confused.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sigrids are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,800 people named Sigrid are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sigrid in 2025?
- Sigrid ranks #4352 among US girl names in 2025, with 32 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Sigrid?
- About 1 in every 50,227 US girls born in 2025 was named Sigrid — 32 in all.
- Will my child share the name Sigrid with classmates?
- Sigrid will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Sigrid
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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