Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2009

Sinai

Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #2,381 Trend ↑ Rising 41%
Rank 2025
#2,381
among girls · ↑29 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
85
named Sinai · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,148
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
115 babies
All-time total
2,535
#4,304 all-time among girls
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Sinai popularity over time

2,535 babies have been named Sinai since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
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1980s 20 – 20 2 – #6,909
1990s 240 33 273 27 +1265% #3,166
2000s 772 92 864 86 +216% #2,028
2010s 794 65 859 86 -1% #2,046
2020s (to 2025) 460 59 519 87 +1% #1,933

Where Sinai is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 80 0.05 outside top 500
2027 84 0.05 outside top 500
2028 88 0.05 outside top 500
2029 91 0.06 outside top 500
2030 93 0.06 outside top 500

Where Sinai is most popular

Girls named Sinai per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Oregon.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sinai born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 87 0.103 +110%
Texas 64 0.080 +62%
Oregon 5 0.077 +56%
Florida 28 0.065 +33%
Arizona 9 0.064 +30%
South Carolina 5 0.056 +13%
Colorado 5 0.045 -9%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sinai

Sinai is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,381 in 2025 with 76 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 2,535 American babies have been named Sinai, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2009, when 115 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sinai stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sinai?

The median living Sinai is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 2,500 people named Sinai are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sinai year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 76 #2,381 9 #8,816
2024 76 #2,410 14 #6,423
2023 103 #1,933 7 #10,647
2022 95 #2,046 16 #5,830
2021 49 #3,290 – –
2020 61 #2,742 13 #6,572
2019 70 #2,534 9 #8,773
2018 55 #2,998 8 #9,538
2017 62 #2,775 10 #8,055
2016 80 #2,362 6 #11,923
2015 83 #2,275 – –
2014 96 #2,046 – –
2013 87 #2,170 6 #11,947
2012 93 #2,075 12 #6,974
2011 92 #2,100 9 #8,662
2010 76 #2,473 5 #13,966
2009 102 #2,028 13 #6,754
2008 86 #2,292 12 #7,118
2007 100 #2,055 6 #12,146
2006 93 #2,104 13 #6,402
2005 87 #2,136 9 #8,196
2004 73 #2,365 8 #8,800
2003 64 #2,551 11 #6,657
2002 48 #3,059 6 #10,475
2001 65 #2,435 8 #8,202
2000 54 #2,736 6 #10,172
1995 28 #3,868 – –
1990 12 #7,247 5 #9,313
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sinai, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sinai?

The median living Sinai is about 14 years old. Half of all living Sinais are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Sinai are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Sinai are alive in the United States, based on 2,535 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sinai in 2025?

Sinai ranked #2,381 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 76 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sinai?

2,535 babies have been named Sinai in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sinai most popular?

Sinai peaked in 2009, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Sinai a boy or girl name?

Sinai is used for both: about 90% of babies named Sinai have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Sinai rising or falling?

Sinai has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sinai become more popular?

Sinai is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 girls named Sinai in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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