Unisex name · since 1890
Sing
41 babies named Sing in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1905. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1890
- 1980s
- peak decade
41 boys have been named Sing since 1890, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sing recorded 41 times among boys since 1890, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2021.
- #23,606 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 1890
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sing ranks #23,606 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1890, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1890
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sing's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sing splits its recorded history at 1982: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1905 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sing popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2021
- Peak year (1905)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Sing popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1980 (Sing as girls' name)
Sing by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Sing's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Sing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
8 births
- 1900s
1900s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Sing's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1905)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1890–2021 (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 Sing 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.