Girls' name · since 1884
Signe
3,003 babies named Signe in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,003
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Signe is the #10944 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,003 recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Signe has been recorded 3,003 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #10944 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #3,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,944 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,003 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Signe ranks #3,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,944 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,003 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,003
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Signe's 3,003 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Signe compares
3,003 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Signe's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Signe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,003 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Signe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Signe splits its recorded history at 1955: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Signe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Signe by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (454 births, 15% of the file).
1910s was Signe's strongest decade.
454 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Signe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 48
1880s
48 births
- 1890s
1890s
228 births
- 1900s
1900s
254 births
- 1910s
1910s
454 births
- 1920s
1920s
269 births
- 1930s 117
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
283 births
- 1950s
1950s
292 births
- 1960s
1960s
189 births
- 1970s 133
1970s
133 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 454 births (15% of all-time use).
How Signe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Signe's total volume
Signe by state
Where Signe concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 249 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 77 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 49 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 26 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 26 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 25 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Dakota | | 19 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 18 | 0.6% |
249 of 3,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Signe appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Signe's data
- Signe's decade-level peak was the 1910s (454 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Signes (249 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Signe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Signe 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.