Signy
Signy or Signe is the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Norse mythology which were very popular in medieval Scandinavia. Both appear in the Völsunga saga, which was adapted into other works such as Wagner's 'Ring' cycle, including its famous opera Die Walküre. Signy is also the name of two characters in several other sagas.
- Norwegian
- Old Norse
- Norse Mythology
- Icelandic
Meaning & Origin of Signy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Signy or Signe is the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Norse mythology which were very popular in medieval Scandinavia. Both appear in the Völsunga saga, which was adapted into other works such as Wagner's 'Ring' cycle, including its famous opera Die Walküre. Signy is also the name of two characters in several other sagas.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Old Norse
- Norse Mythology
- Icelandic
The Story of Signy
Signy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2017, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Signys were born — ranking #10,287 that year. As of 2026, Signy ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Signys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Signy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Signy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Signy
Phonetically similar names — useful when Signy is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Signee
- Cygni
- Signa
- Cigna
- Soignee
- Segno
- Sigma
- Ciggy
- Ciggie
- Sygma
- Sigi
- Signees
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About the name Signy
Signy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Signy's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Signy'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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