Given name · also Old Norse
Sigrun
“having won a secret victory”
Sigrun is used as a given name. One Scandinavian interpretation is “having won a secret victory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “having won a secret victory.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
The name combines sigr (“victory”) and rin (“secret lore”).
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sigrun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 236 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sigrun’s family of names
In German usage, Sigrun has a diminutive in SIGGI. In Norwegian usage, Sigrun has a related form in SIGRUNN. In Norwegian usage, Sigrun has a related form in SIGRUNN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sigrun
- Sigrun WodarsEast German middle distance runnerborn 1965
- Siegrun SieglEast German athleteborn 1954
- Sigrun KrauseEast German cross-country skierborn 1954
- Sigrun Gjerløw AaslandNorwegian politicianborn 1978
- Sigrun KrokvikNorwegian writer1932–2007
- Sigrun HoelNorwegian juristborn 1951
- Sigrun BergNorwegian weaver and textile designer (1901–1982)
- Sigrun SlapgardNorwegian journalistborn 1953
- Sigrun OttoNorwegian actress (1896-1980)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Sigrun, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a newly victorious woman”
>99% girls
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“bride, wife”
>99% girls
Idunn
“wave”
>99% girls
Sigrid
“a victorious advisor”
>99% girls
Odina
>99% girls
Frayda
“a fertile woman”
>99% girls
Atla
“fierce”
>99% girls
Katla
“kettle; helmet”
>99% girls