Sigrun
Sigrún is a valkyrie in Norse mythology. Her story is related in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, in the Poetic Edda. The original editor annotated that she was Sváfa reborn.
Meaning & Origin of Sigrun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sigrún is a valkyrie in Norse mythology. Her story is related in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, in the Poetic Edda. The original editor annotated that she was Sváfa reborn.
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The Story of Sigrun
Sigrun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 6 Sigruns were born — ranking #13,787 that year. As of 2026, Sigrun ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Sigruns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sigrun
Sigrun is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Sigrun's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #13,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Sigrun'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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