US rank #5987 Boys' name Peak 2018 418 births

Sinan — #5987 US boys' name

418 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.

1980s301990s602000s1032010s1482020s77
#5987
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sinan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

30 babies were named Sinan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sinan

The Social Security Administration has registered 418 babies named Sinan between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sinan currently holds the #5987 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sinan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sinan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sinan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sinan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 418 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sinan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

418

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2018

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,987

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sinan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
30
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199219861981 5

Sinan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Sinan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2015 5

Sinan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
148 births that decade — 35% of Sinan's all-time total
1980s301990s602000s1032010s1482020s77

Sinan by state

Where Sinan concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sinan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
32 7.7%
#2 California
6 1.4%
#3 New York
6 1.4%
#4 Georgia
5 1.2%
Texas share of Sinan's total US births 7.7%
Even split

32 of 418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sinan?
418 babies have been named Sinan since 1981. It currently ranks #5987 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 30 births.
When was Sinan most popular?
Sinan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Sinan most popular?
The top states for the name Sinan are Texas (32 births), California (6 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Sinan been used?
Sinan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sinan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sincere, Sinclair, Sina, Sinjin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.