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Sigourney

/sɪˈɡɔɹni/ · 100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Sigourney has been given to about 397 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/sɪˈɡɔɹni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 390
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sigourney per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 43
  • Born in 20255
  • All time397

How popular is Sigourney?

Its best year was 1989, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 2650th. The typical living American called Sigourney is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Sigourney

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Journey0.71
  2. Courtney0.63
  3. Kourtney0.63
  4. Sidney0.59
  5. Sydney0.53
  6. Simone0.53
  7. Shirley0.51
  8. Kimberley0.51

Middle names for Sigourney

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sigourney Anne0.83
  2. Sigourney Rose0.79
  3. Sigourney Marie0.79
  4. Sigourney Grace0.79
  5. Sigourney Eve0.79
  6. Sigourney Jane0.79

Sibling names for Sigourney

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mallorysister · 0.67
  2. Ariellesister · 0.65
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.65
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.65
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.65
  6. Dariusbrother · 0.64

Where Sigourney is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sigourney White0.74
    2. Sigourney Nguyen0.74
    3. Sigourney Moore0.74
    4. Sigourney Hill0.74
    5. Sigourney Hall0.74
    6. Sigourney Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sigourney

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.