Boys' name · since 1981
Sinan
447 babies named Sinan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 447
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sinan is the #3795 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 447 recorded since 1981.
Sinan has 447 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3795 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #8,437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,795 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 447 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sinan ranks #8,437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,795 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 447 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 447
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sinan's 447 recorded births place it above 81.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Sinan compares
447 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sinan's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sinan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 447 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sinan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sinan's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sinan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Sinan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Sinan as girls' name)
Sinan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (148 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Sinan's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sinan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 148 births (33% of all-time use).
Sinan by state
Where Sinan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
39 of 447 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sinan's data
- Sinan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (148 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Sinans (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sinan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Sinan 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.