How Many People Are Named Sigourney?
An estimated 380 people in the United States have the first name Sigourney. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Sigourney peaked in popularity in 1989 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sigourney as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sigourney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
380
About 1 in 901,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1989
43 births
Total Registered
392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sigourney
Sigourney is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 392 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sigourney as a female name
Ranked #17,285 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (43 births)
Sigourney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sigourney span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 161 babies were registered. Sigourney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sigourney by Decade
How has Sigourney tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sigourney by State
Sigourney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sigourney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sigourney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sigourney?
We estimate approximately 380 people named Sigourney are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 901,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Sigourney a common name?
Sigourney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sigourney most popular?
Sigourney reached peak popularity in 1989, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sigourney is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sigourney a female name?
Sigourney is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sigourney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sigourney Smith, Sigourney Johnson, Sigourney Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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