Fun Facts About the Name Sigismund
- 138 babies named Sigismund: U.S. records list 138 babies given the name Sigismund from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sigismund Mean?
Sigismund is a Germanic masculine name meaning "victorious protector." It is built from the elements sig or sigu, from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic sigiz ("victory"), and mund, from Proto-Germanic mundō ("protection" or "guardian"). The literal sense is "victory-protection"; "victorious protector" is the customary smoothing of that compound. Old High German has the related form Sigimunt, while the spelling Sigismund reflects the Latinized Sigismundus used in medieval Europe. The exact relationship between Sigimunt and Sigismundus is not fully certain; some references treat Sigismund as a variant of Sigmund, while others treat the -is- as a Latinized reshaping of the Germanic compound. The name element mund means "protection" and is not related to the modern German word Mund ("mouth").
Sigismund Name History & Origins
The name developed within the Germanic naming tradition. Old High German has Sigimunt; medieval Latin sources use Sigismundus, the form that passed into German as Sigismund and into other European languages. Related forms include Sigmund and Siegmund in German, Zygmunt in Polish, Zsigmond in Hungarian, Zikmund in Czech, Sigismondo in Italian, and Sigismundo in Spanish and Portuguese.
The name was borne by Saint Sigismund, king of the Burgundians, who died in 524 and was venerated as a martyr; he founded the abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune in what is now Switzerland. His relics were later translated to Prague, and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, gave the name to his son Sigismund (born 1368), who became Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund (reigned 1433 - 37) and was also king of Hungary, Germany, and Bohemia; he convened the Council of Constance. Later Polish kings named Zygmunt included Sigismund I the Old (1467 - 1548), Sigismund II Augustus (1520 - 1572), and Sigismund III Vasa (1566 - 1632), who ruled Poland-Lithuania and Sweden.
The related form Siegmund appears in the Nibelungen tradition and in Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre (1870). That literary use belongs to a variant of the name, not to its earliest recorded history.
How Popular is the Name Sigismund?
Sigismund has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1920. Its best rank was #1,877 in 1920.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | #3,410 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #4,124 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,785 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #4,275 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #2,595 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #2,226 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #3,182 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #1,877 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1919 | #3,693 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #2,381 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1917 | #2,079 | 15 | 0.0016% |
| 1916 | #2,516 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1915 | #2,288 | 12 | 0.0014% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Sigismund Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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