The first name Sigmund
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Sigmund last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sigmund with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sigmund at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Sigmund, the 10,524th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 151 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.
Famous people named Sigmund
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sigmund FreudAustrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
- Sigmund JähnEast German cosmonaut (1937–2019)
- Sigmund HaringerGerman footballer (1908-1975)
- Count Karl Sigmund von HohenwartAustro-Hungarian politician (1824-1899)
- Dagobert Sigmund von WurmserAustrian marshall, 1724–1797
- Friedrich Sigmund MerkelGerman anatomist (1845–1919)
- Sigmund ExnerAustrian physiologist (1846–1926)
- Sigmund Gottlieb StadenGerman composer, 1607–1655
- Sigmund NeumannGerman academic (1904-1962)
- Sigmund LebertComposer (1821–1884)
- Sigmund FeistGerman linguist (1865–1943)
- Sigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und WeißenhornBishop of Regensburg (1542-1600)
Questions
- How popular is the name Sigmund?
- In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Sigmund, ranking 4,991st.
- Is Sigmund a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,855 US babies named Sigmund since 1880 were boys.
- When was Sigmund most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 151 babies were named Sigmund, its highest rank at 486th.
- Is Sigmund also a surname?
- Yes. Sigmund is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.