Signa
- Last seen for girls in 1993 at #11,780
- Peak · girls
- 1892 · 12 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 411since 1889
Signa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Signa has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 |
| 1992 | — | |
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| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 |
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| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 |
| 1949 | — | |
| 1948 | — | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 |
| 1945 | — | |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 |
| 1941 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1939 | — | |
| 1938 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 |
| 1934 | — | |
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| 1931 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 |
| 1929 | — | |
| 1928 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 |
| 1907 | — | |
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| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | |
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First appearance
1889
The first year at least five girls were named Signa! It came in at #1,279, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Signa is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Signa in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Signa
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1993
- Biggest jump: 339 spots in 1890
- Biggest drop: 386 spots in 1897
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1892 at #861 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · 1890–1896
Share of babies · girls
1 in 17,695
- Highest: 1 in 17,695 girls born in 1892 were named Signa (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 301,512 girls born in 1993 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 24.3% of all girls named Signa (100) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,279 (1889) | #1,279 |
| 1890s | 78 | #861 (1892) | #1,144 |
| 1900s | 37 | #1,231 (1900) | #1,584 |
| 1910s | 100 | #1,540 (1912) | #2,364 |
| 1920s | 65 | #2,612 (1922) | #3,738 |
| 1930s | 31 | #2,857 (1936) | #3,267 |
| 1940s | 32 | #3,208 (1940) | #3,607 |
| 1950s | 51 | #3,714 (1951) | #4,542 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 6 | #7,070 (1970) | #7,070 |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 6 | #11,780 (1993) | #11,780 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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