Unisex name · since 1976
Sincere
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 10,095 babies named Sincere, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,095
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sincere currently ranks #630 among unisex names in America, with 10,095 babies recorded since 1976.
Sincere has 10,095 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #630 as of the latest data, more common than 95% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #1,199 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #630 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,095 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sincere ranks #1,199 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #630 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,095 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,095
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sincere's 10,095 recorded births place it above 97.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sincere compares
10,095 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Sincere's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sincere | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,095 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 545 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sincere's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sincere splits its recorded history at 2008: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 545 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sincere popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 545
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Sincere popularity over time - girls
1,472 total births recorded since 1982 (Sincere as girls' name)
Sincere by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,142 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Sincere's strongest decade.
4,142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Sincere births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 189
1990s
189 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,899 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,142 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,860 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,142 births (41% of all-time use).
How Sincere compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sincere's total volume
Sincere by state
Where Sincere concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 996 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 815 | 8.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 687 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 625 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 525 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 514 | 5.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 514 | 5.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 509 | 5.0% |
996 of 10,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Sincere appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sincere's data
- Sincere's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,142 total births) through the 2020s (2,860) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sinceres (996 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sincere: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Sincere 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.