Recorded 1890–2021 Unisex name Peak 1905 41 births

Sing — boys' name

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.

1890s81900s101980s172020s6
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sing was born in this single decade.

1905
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sing in 1905 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sing

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Sing between 1890 and 2021, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sing currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1905, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Sing is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sing performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sing shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sing 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 41 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.

Sing at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

41

Since 1890

132 years of records

Peak year

1905

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1890

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sing popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1890

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1905)
10
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
4681012 202119891982198119051890 8

Sing popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1980 (Sing as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1980 5

Sing by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 41% of Sing's all-time total
1890s81900s101980s172020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sing?
41 babies have been named Sing since 1890. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1905 with 10 births.
When was Sing most popular?
Sing was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1905.
Is Sing a unisex name?
Yes, Sing is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 41 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Sing been used?
Sing has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 132 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sing?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sincere, Sinclair, Sina, Sinan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1890–2021 (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.