Entry № 5412 · Old Norse origin

Sif Sif — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SIF /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Norse
Meaning
"Bride, kin, affinity"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Old Norse)

A name that means "bride, kin, affinity".

Sif is the Norse goddess of fertility, the harvest, and family — the wife of Thor. Her golden hair was said to represent the wheat fields; when Loki cut it off, the dwarves crafted her replacement strands of pure gold.

Sif is rare as a given name but rising — propelled in part by the Marvel character Sif (played by Jaimie Alexander in the Thor films).

Wife of Thor. Goddess of golden harvest.

The name in its native script.

Sif
Transliteration
Sif
Pronunciation
/ sɪf /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sif stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sif · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sifs before her.

Real people
Sif
Rare; few well-known bearers.
In fiction
Lady Sif
Marvel character.
Marvel Comics, 1964 onward

Names connected to Sif.

The number behind Sif.

9

The Humanitarian

Sif reduces to nine — the number of golden harvest.

Why families chose this name.

"Wife of Thor. Goddess of the harvest. Three letters of Norse might."
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