Entry № 0394 · Old Norse origin

Sigrid Sigrid — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SIG-rid /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Norse
Meaning
"Beautiful victory"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Old Norse)

A name that means "beautiful victory".

Sigrid comes from the Old Norse Sigríðr — composed of sigr (victory) and fríðr (beautiful, fair) — meaning "beautiful victory." The name has been used in Scandinavia continuously since the Viking age.

Sigrid Undset (1882-1949), the Norwegian novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928, is one of the most famous bearers. The Norwegian pop singer Sigrid (born 1996) has brought the name to a new international audience.

Beautiful victory. A Nobel-Prize-winning Norwegian novelist.

Where Sigrid stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sigrid · last year
142 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 · —

Sigrids before her.

Real people
Sigrid Undset
Norwegian novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature 1928.
1882 – 1949
Sigrid Solbakk Raabe
Norwegian pop singer (stage name: Sigrid).
born 1996
In fiction
Sigrid
Common contemporary character name in Scandinavian fiction.

Names connected to Sigrid.

The number behind Sigrid.

6

The Nurturer

Sigrid reduces to six — the number of victorious beauty.

Why families chose this name.

"Sigrid Undset. The Nobel. My grandmother's name too. Two reasons."
Astrid · Mother of one · Oslo