Unisex name · since 1957
Sinatra
27 babies named Sinatra in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Sinatra since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sinatra recorded 27 times among boys since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2021.
- #26,788 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1957
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sinatra ranks #26,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1957, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sinatra's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sinatra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sinatra's full recorded timeline at 1959, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sinatra popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2021
- Peak year (1966)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Sinatra popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Sinatra as girls' name)
Sinatra by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (15 births, 56% of the file).
1950s was Sinatra's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Sinatra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 15 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Sinatra's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sinatra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1957–2021 (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 Sinatra 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.