How Many People Are Named Sigmund?
people named Sigmund are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 525,015 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,855 babies named Sigmund in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
151 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and mund "protector" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and mundr "protector"). In Norse mythology this was the name of the hero Sigurd's father, the bearer of the powerful sword Gram. A notable bearer was the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the creator of the revolutionary theory of psychoanalysis.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sigmund in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Sigmund alive today is about 51 years old, and 44% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 28 and 73 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Sigmund first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1918, to 151 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Sigmund has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #431, in 1912. In 2025 it ranked #10,520.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,520 |
| Best rank | #431 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #481 in the 1910s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Sigmund alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sigmund were born in New York than in any other state: about 40 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sigmund was given 4.7 times as often in New Jersey, 4 times in New York and 2.2 times in Illinois.
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