Sigrid

Where Sigrid comes from

From modern Scandinavian (Norwegian, Danish and Swedish Sigrid), a name known in Norse saga, and used by Swedish royalty; Old Norse Sigríðr.
— Wiktionary's entry for Sigrid
  • Scandinavian
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1882
    Sigrid Undset born
    Norwegian writer
  2. 1886
    First appearance
    #828 among girls, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1893
    Peak, #561
    25 babies named Sigrid — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1896
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,292.
  5. 1996
    Sigrid born
    Norwegian singer
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Scandinavian languages, of fairly rare usage.
Namesakes
  • Sigrid Undset · Norwegian writer, 1882–1949
  • Sigrid · Norwegian singer, born 1996
  • Sigrid Kaag · Dutch diplomat and politician, born 1961
  • Sigrid the Haughty · Viking Queen, 968–1014
  • Sigrid Hjertén · Swedish modernist painter, 1885–1948

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.