US rank #10582 Girls' name Peak 1995 221 births

Sinclaire — #10582 US girls' name

221 babies named Sinclaire in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s752000s692010s532020s24
#10582
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sinclaire was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sinclaire in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sinclaire

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Sinclaire between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sinclaire currently holds the #10582 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sinclaire performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sinclaire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sinclaire in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sinclaire 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 221 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.

Sinclaire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

221

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

1995

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,582

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sinclaire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
20
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 2024201820112007200219981994 14

Sinclaire by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 34% of Sinclaire's all-time total
1990s752000s692010s532020s24

Sinclaire by state

Where Sinclaire concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sinclaire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.7%
California share of Sinclaire's total US births 2.7%

6 of 221 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sinclaire?
221 babies have been named Sinclaire since 1994. It currently ranks #10582 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 20 births.
When was Sinclaire most popular?
Sinclaire was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Sinclaire most popular?
The top states for the name Sinclaire are California (6 births).
How long has the name Sinclaire been used?
Sinclaire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sinclaire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sindy, Sinai, Sina, Sincere, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.