Signhild
Meaning and origin
From Signelill (“little Signe”), by folk etymology shaped to resemble names ending in -hild, like Gunhild.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Signhild (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 946 |
| 2000 | 911 |
| 2001 | 867 |
| 2002 | 830 |
| 2003 | 787 |
| 2004 | 751 |
| 2005 | 714 |
| 2006 | 679 |
| 2007 | 631 |
| 2008 | 603 |
| 2009 | 560 |
| 2010 | 527 |
| 2011 | 488 |
| 2012 | 466 |
| 2013 | 441 |
| 2014 | 416 |
| 2015 | 387 |
| 2016 | 362 |
| 2017 | 336 |
| 2018 | 314 |
| 2019 | 303 |
| 2020 | 280 |
Signhild in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Signhild.Hi! My name is Signhild.
- Signhild ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Signhild called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Signhild i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Signhild this afternoon.
- Signhilds mamma är lärare.Signhild's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Signhilds mamma is Signhild's mum.
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Questions about Signhild
How do you pronounce Signhild in Swedish?
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What does the name Signhild mean?
From Signelill (“little Signe”), by folk etymology shaped to resemble names ending in -hild, like Gunhild.
How popular is Signhild in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Signhild in 2022. In 2020, 280 people in Sweden had Signhild as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.