Girls' name · since 1975
Sinead
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,340 babies named Sinead, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,009 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,340
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sinead currently ranks #9009 among girls' names in America, with 1,340 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Sinead recorded 1,340 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #9009 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,009 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,340 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sinead ranks #6,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,009 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,340 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,009 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,340
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sinead's 1,340 recorded births place it above 91.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sinead compares
1,340 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sinead's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sinead | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,340 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sinead's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sinead's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 160, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sinead popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sinead by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (627 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Sinead's strongest decade.
627 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sinead births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 182
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
627 births
- 2000s
2000s
295 births
- 2010s 118
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 627 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sinead compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sinead's total volume
Sinead by state
Where Sinead concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 217 | 16.2% |
| #2 | California | | 119 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 102 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 40 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 13 | 1.0% |
217 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Sinead appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sinead's data
- Sinead's decade-level peak was the 1990s (627 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sineads (217 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sinead: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Sinead 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.