Sigmund
Sigmund was the 10524th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 431st; the most babies were born in 1918 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,083 places. More babies were named Sigmund in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,524 boys, up 1,299 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,855babies recorded
Sigmund popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,524 | 7 |
| 2020 | #11,823 | 6 |
| 2010 | #10,584 | 7 |
| 2000 | #10,170 | 6 |
| 1990 | #5,747 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,404 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,279 | 17 |
| 1960 | #3,617 | 7 |
| 1950 | #1,650 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,675 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,462 | 26 |
| 1920 | #567 | 121 |
| 1910 | #597 | 24 |
| 1900 | #1,479 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sigmund, counting every spelling?
Sigmund has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sigmund?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sigmund (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sigmund born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sigmund.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sigmund?
About 600 people born in the US named Sigmund are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 28 and 73. That makes Sigmund a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Sigmund
How popular is the name Sigmund?
Sigmund was the 10524th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 431st; the most babies were born in 1918 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,083 places. More babies were named Sigmund in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Sigmund a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sigmund in the US.