Zigmund
Zygmunt, Zigmunt, Zigmund and spelling variations thereof are masculine given names and occasionally surnames. It has the same etymology as the Germanic name Sigismund. People so named include:
- Slovak
Meaning & Origin of Zigmund
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zygmunt, Zigmunt, Zigmund and spelling variations thereof are masculine given names and occasionally surnames. It has the same etymology as the Germanic name Sigismund. People so named include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovak
The Story of Zigmund
The earliest SSA record of Zigmund as a baby boy name dates back to 1909, when 7 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 54 newborns named Zigmund — #864 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Zigmunds. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,277 among baby boy names with 14 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). In total, more than 825 Zigmunds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zigmund
Zigmund is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 825 births in the dataset. Zigmund's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #864. Use the chart and map above to compare Zigmund'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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