Is Sigmund a boy or girl name?

Sigmund is a boy’s name. Of the 2,855 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Sigmund

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Sigmund was most popular in 1918, when 151 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,060 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,855 people named Sigmund.

Sigmund over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sigmund’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sigmund a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sigmund is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,855 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sigmund

Where Sigmund is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org