How Many People Are Named Sigmund Freud?

There are approximately 1 people named Sigmund Freud living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sigmund with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Freud. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Sigmund

Last Name

Freud

Sigmund: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sigmund. The peak year was 1918 with 151 births. The average person named Sigmund today is 57 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Sigmund

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Sigmund in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Sigmund rose or fell over time.

White

70.81%

Black

18.10%

Hispanic

2.83%

Asian/Pacific Islander

6.22%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.11%

Two or More Races

1.92%

Ancestry of the Freud Surname

The surname Freud was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Freud in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

92.00%

Black

3.20%

Hispanic

2.80%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.60%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.40%

How we calculated this

The first name "Sigmund" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Freud" appears at a rate of 0.08 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Sigmund are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Sigmund

Sigmund Smith Sigmund Johnson Sigmund Williams Sigmund Brown Sigmund Jones Sigmund Garcia Sigmund Freund

Other people with the surname Freud

Michael Freud James Freud John Freud William Freud David Freud Robert Freud

Sigmund Freud: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Sigmund Freud?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Sigmund Freud are alive in the United States today. The first name Sigmund is shared by 730 Americans, and the surname Freud is shared by 287.

How rare is the name Sigmund Freud?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Sigmund is very rare and the surname Freud is very rare.

Is Sigmund a male or female name?

Sigmund is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 57 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Sigmund?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Sigmund was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.81%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (18.10%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.22%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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