Recorded 1981–2010 Girls' name Peak 2006 189 births

Sindhu — girls' name

189 babies named Sindhu in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

189 girls have been named Sindhu since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

189
total births
1981–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Sindhu was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

18 babies were named Sindhu in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sindhu

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Sindhu between 1981 and 2010, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sindhu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sindhu performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sindhu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sindhu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sindhu 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 189 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.

Sindhu at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

189

Since 1981

30 years of records

Peak year

2006

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1981

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2010

Sindhu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1981

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2006)
18
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Sindhu by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 63% of Sindhu's all-time total
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Sindhu by state

Where Sindhu concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sindhu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 5.3%
California share of Sindhu's total US births 5.3%

10 of 189 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sindhu?
189 babies have been named Sindhu since 1981. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2006 with 18 births.
When was Sindhu most popular?
Sindhu was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Sindhu most popular?
The top states for the name Sindhu are California (10 births).
How long has the name Sindhu been used?
Sindhu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 30 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Sindhu?
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, 1981–2010 (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.