Boys' name · since 1912
Siegfried
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 734 babies named Siegfried, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Siegfried currently ranks #9762 among boys' names in America, with 734 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siegfried has been recorded 734 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #9762 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #6,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,762 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 734 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siegfried ranks #6,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,762 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 734 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Siegfried's 734 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Siegfried compares
734 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Siegfried's all-time total is 99% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Siegfried | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 734 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Siegfried's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Siegfried splits its recorded history at 1959: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Siegfried popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Siegfried by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (145 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Siegfried's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Siegfried births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
72 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s
1930s
90 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
106 births
- 1960s
1960s
145 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 145 births (20% of all-time use).
How Siegfried compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Siegfried's total volume
Siegfried by state
Where Siegfried concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Siegfried's data
- Siegfried's decade-level peak was the 1960s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Siegfrieds (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Siegfried: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Siegfried draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.