Signe

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A few things about Signe you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Signe

Signe Toly Anderson

American singer (1941–2016)

Choose Signe and your child shares a first name with Signe Toly Anderson, an American singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Signe, like who?” Signe Toly Anderson's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 200,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Signe, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Signe would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySigne first shows up in US birth records in 1884, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 141 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1892, when it ranked #498. Today it's #10,917, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendSigne has slipped 4,592 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,917. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Scandinavian, Signe means “new victory”. Our records link it to English, Latin and Scandinavian roots.

About the name Signe

Signe is a girl name of English, Latin and Scandinavian origin meaning “new victory”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-gne”. US birth records list Signe for girls from 1884 to 2025, in 141 of those 142 years. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked #498 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #10,917, with 8 babies.

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