Recorded 1996–2021 Girls' name Peak 1998 45 births

Sindel — girls' name

45 babies named Sindel in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s62010s52020s6

The verdict

45 girls have been named Sindel since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

45
total births
1996–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sindel was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sindel in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sindel

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Sindel between 1996 and 2021, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sindel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sindel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sindel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sindel 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 45 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.

Sindel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

45

Since 1996

26 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1996

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sindel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1996

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
45678910 2021201720061999199819971996 8

Sindel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 62% of Sindel's all-time total
1990s282000s62010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sindel?
45 babies have been named Sindel since 1996. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Sindel most popular?
Sindel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Sindel been used?
Sindel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 26 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sindel?
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.

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, 1996–2021 (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.