Sigfred
Sigfred was an eighth century Danish king who is known to have reigned from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources.
Meaning & Origin of Sigfred
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sigfred was an eighth century Danish king who is known to have reigned from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources.
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The Story of Sigfred
Sigfred first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 10 Sigfreds were born — ranking #2,543 that year. As of 2026, Sigfred ranks #3,981 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Sigfreds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sigfred
Sigfred is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Sigfred's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Sigfred's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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