Sieglinde
Victorious protector, from the Germanic elements sieg "victory" and lind "tender, soft."
Name Census estimates that about 14 living Americans carry the first name Sieglinde. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sieglinde today is around 53 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sieglinde births was 1980 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sieglinde. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Sieglinde. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
14
~ 1 in 24,482,453 Americans
Peak year
1980
6 babies that year
Average age
53
years old
1980 SSA rank
#10,200
Tracked since 1969
Census
Sieglinde in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 740 people with the first name Sieglinde, which placed it at #15,509 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,509
National first-name rank
People counted
740
740 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
95.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sieglinde
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sieglinde is White at 95.5%. The next largest groups are Black (1.2%) and Hispanic (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sieglinde described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sieglinde at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White95.5% · 707
- Black or African American1.2% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 8
- Two or more races0.9% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 4
Popularity
Sieglinde: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sieglinde from the 1960s through to the 1980s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sieglinde by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sieglinde during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sieglinde
The given name Sieglinde has its origins in the Germanic languages, specifically Old Norse and Old High German. It is a compound name formed from two words: "sigu" meaning victory, and "lind" meaning serpent or snake. The name can be interpreted as "victory serpent" or "serpent of victory."
During the Middle Ages, the name Sieglinde gained popularity across various Germanic regions, including modern-day Germany, Scandinavia, and parts of Central Europe. It was a prominent name among the nobility and warrior classes, reflecting the valor and strength associated with its meaning.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sieglinde can be found in the epic German poem "Nibelungenlied" from the 13th century. In this literary work, Sieglinde is the name of a character, the wife of Siegmund and the mother of the legendary hero Siegfried.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Sieglinde. One of the most famous was Sieglinde Wagner (1845-1923), the daughter-in-law of the renowned German composer Richard Wagner. She played a crucial role in preserving and promoting Wagner's legacy after his death.
Another notable Sieglinde was Sieglinde Hunziker (1886-1958), a Swiss painter and sculptor known for her portraiture and landscape works. Her artistic contributions have been celebrated in various exhibitions and collections across Switzerland.
In the realm of literature, Sieglinde Hoffmann (1925-2020) was a German writer and translator renowned for her works of fiction and her translations of French literature into German. Her novels and short stories explored themes of identity, relationships, and the human condition.
The name Sieglinde also gained recognition in the realm of politics with Sieglinde Tann (1925-2012), a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union party. She served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 1976 to 1990.
Lastly, Sieglinde Lörcher (born 1964) is a German violinist and conductor who has gained international acclaim for her performances and recordings. She has held prestigious positions with various orchestras and continues to be an influential figure in the classical music world.
People
Sieglinde + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sieglinde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sieglinde: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sieglinde?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sieglinde going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 24,482,453 US residents.
Is Sieglinde a common name?
We classify Sieglinde as "Very Rare". It ranks above 34% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 16 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sieglinde most popular?
The single biggest year for Sieglinde was 1980, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sieglinde is about 53 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sieglinde in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 740 people with the name Sieglinde, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,509 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sieglinde in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sieglinde?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sieglinde appears almost entirely female. Of the 732 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sieglinde?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sieglinde is White at 95.5%. The next largest groups are Black (1.2%) and Hispanic (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sieglinde most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Sieglinde in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.5% (707 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sieglinde in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sieglinde a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sieglinde in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sieglinde still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sieglinde in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sieglinde can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Sieglinde?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.