Recorded 1994–2019 Girls' name Peak 1994 17 births

Synclair — girls' name

17 babies named Synclair in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122010s5
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Synclair was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Synclair in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Synclair

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Synclair between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Synclair currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Synclair performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Synclair shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Synclair 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 17 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.

Synclair at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

17

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Synclair popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201919951994 7

Synclair by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 71% of Synclair's all-time total
1990s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Synclair?
17 babies have been named Synclair since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Synclair most popular?
Synclair was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Synclair been used?
Synclair has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Synclair?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Synthia, Syncere, Syniah, Synia, 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, 1994–2019 (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.