Signe
Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse sigr (victory) and nýr (new), which may refer to:Signe, a legendary Finnish princess Signy, two heroines in Norse mythology and two lesser-known characters in Norse sagas Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer Signe Amundsen (1899–1987), Norwegian operatic soprano Signy Arctander (1895–1971),…
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Signe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse sigr (victory) and nýr (new), which may refer to:Signe, a legendary Finnish princess Signy, two heroines in Norse mythology and two lesser-known characters in Norse sagas Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer Signe Amundsen (1899–1987), Norwegian operatic soprano Signy Arctander (1895–1971),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Estonian
- Latvian
The Story of Signe
Signe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1884, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 67 Signes were born — ranking #802 that year. As of 2026, Signe ranks #6,970 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 3K Signes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Signe
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Signe. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Signy
- Sine
Names that sound like Signe
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About the name Signe
Signe is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Signe's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #498. Use the chart and map above to compare Signe'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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