The first name Siegfried

In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Siegfried, the 10,523rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1926, when 22 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Siegfried Sassoon
  English war poet and writer (1886-1967)
• Siegfried Wagner
  German opera producer and composer, son of Richard Wagner and Cosima Liszt (1869–1930)
• Siegfried of Luxembourg
  First Count of Luxembourg, 919–998
• Siegfried Marcus
  German-Austrian inventor and automobile pioneer, 1831–1898
• Siegfried Selberherr
  Austrian university professor and microelectronics scientist, born 1955
• Siegfried Rauch
  German film and television actor (1932-2018)
• Siegfried Buback
  Former Attorney General of Germany (1920-1977)
• Siegfried Flesch
  Austrian fencer (1872-1939)
• Siegfried Brietzke
  East German rower, born 1952
• Siegfried Grabner
  Austrian snowboarder, born 1975
• Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
  German-born Dutch anatomist (1697-1770)
• Siegfried Müller
  German mercenary (1920–1983)

How popular is the name Siegfried?

In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Siegfried, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2010, with 4 births.

Is Siegfried a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 734 US babies named Siegfried since 1880 were boys.

When was Siegfried most popular?

1926 in the United States, when 22 babies were named Siegfried, its highest rank at 1,653rd.

Is Siegfried also a surname?

Yes. Siegfried is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.