Sigrid
Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr, composed of the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful". Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda.
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Danish
- German
Meaning & Origin of Sigrid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr, composed of the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful". Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Danish
- German
- Estonian
- Finnish
The Story of Sigrid
Sigrid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 56 Sigrids were born — ranking #2,955 that year. As of 2026, Sigrid ranks #3,422 for baby girls with 46 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Sigrids 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 Sigrid
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sigrid. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Sigrid
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sigrid (singer) , Norwegian singer
- Princess Sigrid of Sweden , Swedish princess
- Sigrid Alegría , Chilean actress
- Sigrid Alexandersen (born 1995), Norwegian orienteer
- Sigrid Agren , French fashion model
- Sigrid Banér , Swedish letter writer
- Sigrid Andrea Bernardo , Filipino screenwriter and director
- Sigrid Björkegren (1845–1936), Swedish entrepreneur
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Names that sound like Sigrid
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sigrid is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Sigrid
Sigrid is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Sigrid's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #561. Use the chart and map above to compare Sigrid'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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