How Many People Are Named Sigurd?
An estimated 304 people in the United States have the first name Sigurd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Sigurd peaked in popularity in 1916 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sigurd 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 Sigurd paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
304
About 1 in 1,127,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1916
31 births
Total Registered
853
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sigurd
Sigurd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 853 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sigurd as a male name
Ranked #8,208 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (31 births)
Sigurd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sigurd span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 167 babies were registered. While Sigurd is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sigurd by Decade
How has Sigurd 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.
Sigurd by State
Birth registrations for Sigurd span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in North Dakota, Illinois, New York. On average, about 15 Sigurds were registered per state.
Sigurd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sigurd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sigurd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sigurd?
We estimate approximately 304 people named Sigurd 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 1,127,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Sigurd a common name?
Sigurd is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 853 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sigurd most popular?
Sigurd reached peak popularity in 1916, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sigurd is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sigurd a male name?
Sigurd is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sigurd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sigurd Smith, Sigurd Johnson, Sigurd 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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