Recorded 1889–1993 Girls' name Peak 1916 411 births

Signa — girls' name

411 babies named Signa in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s781900s371910s1001920s651930s311940s321950s511970s61990s6
1910s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Signa was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Signa in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Signa

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Signa between 1889 and 1993, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Signa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Signa performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Signa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Signa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 411 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Signa at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

411

Since 1889

105 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1889

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 1993

Signa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1889

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
46810121416 19931951193619231916190818961889 5

Signa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
100 births that decade — 24% of Signa's all-time total
1880s51890s781900s371910s1001920s651930s311940s321950s511970s61990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Signa?
411 babies have been named Signa since 1889. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Signa most popular?
Signa was most popular in the 1910s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Signa been used?
Signa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 105 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Signa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sigrid, Signe, Sigourney, Signora, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.