Recorded 1957–2021 Unisex name Peak 1966 27 births

Sinatra — boys' name

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.

1950s151960s72020s5

The verdict

27 boys have been named Sinatra since 1957, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2021.

27
total births
1957–2021
years on record
1950s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Sinatra was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sinatra in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sinatra

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Sinatra between 1957 and 2021, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sinatra currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Sinatra is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sinatra performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sinatra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sinatra 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 27 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.

Sinatra at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

27

Since 1957

65 years of records

Peak year

1966

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1957

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sinatra popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1957

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1966)
7
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Sinatra popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2020 (Sinatra as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2020 5

Sinatra by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 56% of Sinatra's all-time total
1950s151960s72020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sinatra?
27 babies have been named Sinatra since 1957. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1966 with 7 births.
When was Sinatra most popular?
Sinatra was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Is Sinatra a unisex name?
Yes, Sinatra is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 27 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Sinatra been used?
Sinatra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 65 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sinatra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sincere, Sinclair, Sina, Sinan, 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, 1957–2021 (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.