Sigfrido
A masculine name of Germanic origin meaning "victor's peace".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Sigfrido. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sigfrido today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sigfrido births was 1981 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sigfrido. 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 Sigfrido. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1981
5 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
1981 SSA rank
#7,130
Tracked since 1981
Census
Sigfrido in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 229 people with the first name Sigfrido, which placed it at #35,223 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
#35,223
National first-name rank
People counted
229
229 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sigfrido
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sigfrido is Hispanic at 97.8%. The next largest groups are White (1.7%) and Black (0.4%). 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 Sigfrido 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 Sigfrido at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.8% · 224
- White1.7% · 4
- Black or African American0.4% · 1
Popularity
Sigfrido: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Sigfrido 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 Sigfrido during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Sigfrido
The name Sigfrido originated from the Germanic languages and cultures during the medieval period. It is a compound name derived from the Old Norse words "sigr" meaning victory and "friðr" meaning peace or protection. The name essentially means "victorious peace" or "victor's protection."
This name was particularly popular among the Norse Vikings and Germanic tribes of northern Europe during the 8th to 11th centuries. Variations of the name include Siegfried, Sigfrid, and Sigfredo, among others. It shares a similar root with other Germanic names like Sigmund and Sieglinde.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Sigfrido can be found in the legendary Norse saga, the Nibelungenlied, which dates back to around the 13th century. In this epic poem, Sigfrido (Siegfried) is a heroic figure known for slaying a dragon and acquiring incredible strength.
In the 16th century, the German composer Richard Wagner famously adapted the Nibelungenlied into his famous operatic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, where the character of Siegfried plays a central role.
Notable historical figures with the name Sigfrido include:
1. Sigfrido, Count of Luxembourg (922-998), a powerful nobleman and military leader during the 10th century.
2. Sigfrido de Balmori (1332-1406), a Spanish theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Paris.
3. Sigfrido Burghausen (1427-1490), a German artist and painter known for his religious works and altarpieces.
4. Sigfrido Alfieri (1508-1573), an Italian architect and engineer who worked on various notable buildings in Rome and Florence.
5. Sigfrido Barca (1592-1657), a Spanish military commander and governor who played a role in the Thirty Years' War.
These are just a few examples of historical figures who bore the name Sigfrido, which has its roots in the legendary tales and cultures of medieval Germanic Europe.
People
Sigfrido + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sigfrido 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
Sigfrido: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sigfrido?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sigfrido 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Sigfrido a common name?
We classify Sigfrido as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sigfrido most popular?
The single biggest year for Sigfrido was 1981, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sigfrido is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sigfrido in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 229 people with the name Sigfrido, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,223 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 Sigfrido 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 Sigfrido?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sigfrido appears almost entirely male. Of the 231 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Sigfrido?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sigfrido is Hispanic at 97.8%. The next largest groups are White (1.7%) and Black (0.4%). 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 Sigfrido most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Sigfrido in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.8% (224 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 Sigfrido in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sigfrido a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sigfrido in the SSA data are male. 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 Sigfrido still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sigfrido 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 Sigfrido 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 share the name Sigfrido?
Want to know how many people share the name Sigfrido? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.