Fun Facts About the Name Zigmund
- 808 babies named Zigmund: U.S. records list 808 babies given the name Zigmund from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zigmund Mean?
Zigmund is a variant spelling of Sigmund, a Germanic name meaning "victorious protector" or "victory protection." It comes from the Germanic elements sigi- "victory" and mund- "protection, guardian." The literal compound sense is "victory-protection" or "protection through victory"; "victorious protector" is the customary English rendering. Zigmund is not a separate ancient compound but a later spelling of the same name. Its initial Z reflects the voiced pronunciation of initial s in German, while the ending -mund matches the continental Germanic form.
Zigmund Name History & Origins
The Germanic name behind Zigmund is recorded in forms such as Old High German Sigimunt and Old Norse Sigmundr. In Norse tradition, Sigmundr is a legendary hero, the son of Völsung and father of Sigurðr, in the Völsunga saga; that is a literary use rather than the earliest record of the name. The Latinized form Sigismundus appears in the name of Saint Sigismund, a sixth-century king of the Burgundians, and in that of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The same Germanic name also developed into German Siegmund and Sigmund, Polish Zygmunt, Czech Zikmund, Slovak Žigmund, and Hungarian Zsigmond. Zigmund belongs to this family as a later spelling of Sigmund; its Z and -mund reflect German pronunciation and orthography rather than a different root. The Slovak form Žigmund, written without its diacritic, also has the shape Zigmund. In English use, Zigmund appears as an alternate spelling of Sigmund.
How Popular is the Name Zigmund?
Zigmund recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1917. Its best rank was #875 in 1917.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,239 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #8,283 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #5,660 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #7,254 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,817 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #10,788 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,810 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #7,539 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,718 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #10,719 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,274 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,994 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,175 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,732 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,328 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,172 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,909 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #2,963 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,711 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,867 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #2,950 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #4,204 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,267 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,090 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #3,762 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #2,078 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #3,957 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #2,386 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #2,032 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1926 | #1,604 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1925 | #1,450 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1924 | #1,726 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1923 | #1,274 | 33 | 0.0030% |
| 1922 | #1,221 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1921 | #1,225 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1920 | #1,003 | 48 | 0.0045% |
| 1919 | #972 | 49 | 0.0050% |
| 1918 | #965 | 49 | 0.0048% |
| 1917 | #875 | 54 | 0.0058% |
| 1916 | #876 | 53 | 0.0060% |
| 1915 | #1,036 | 39 | 0.0046% |
| 1914 | #1,072 | 29 | 0.0044% |
| 1913 | #1,579 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,267 | 15 | 0.0035% |
| 1911 | #1,536 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1910 | #1,313 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1909 | #1,275 | 7 | 0.0043% |
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 Zigmund Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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