Sinclair Name Popularity

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How popular is Sinclair?

In 2018 the rare name Sinclair, ranked the 10,522nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Sinclair would be a striking name choice.

Position 1040, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1900.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1924 with 29 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sinclair in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2014.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sinclair occurred roughly during the years 1911-1915, 1919-1923, 1940-1943, and 1948-1951.

Sometimes the name Sinclair has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Sinclair has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Sinclair has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sinclair?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Sinclair is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Sinclair (Girl)		Sinclair (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		15	7,658	7	10,522
2017		16	7,373	10	8,027
2016		9	11,637	12	7,062
2015		17	7,208	10	7,942
2014		8	12,903	< 5	--
2013		10	10,880	9	8,647
2012		12	9,621	< 5	--
2011		14	8,555	8	9,463
2010		5	19,428	11	7,494
2009		8	13,512	7	10,799
2008		11	10,690	9	8,894
2007		8	13,760	< 5	--
2006		15	8,181	< 5	--
2005		12	9,363	5	13,067
2004		9	11,484	7	9,785
2003		11	9,602	< 5	--
2002		13	8,218	8	8,328
2001		15	7,267	< 5	--
2000		15	7,115	5	11,877
1999		18	5,874	5	11,361
1998		13	7,475	8	7,444
1997		12	7,680	10	6,020
1996		18	5,500	12	5,138
1995		15	6,226	10	5,852
1994		22	4,670	9	6,284
1993		12	7,425	11	5,304
1992		< 5	--	16	3,894
1991		< 5	--	8	6,432
1990		6	12,733	16	3,751
1989		5	14,245	18	3,311
1988		< 5	--	23	2,587
1987		< 5	--	15	3,314
1986		< 5	--	22	2,499
1985		< 5	--	11	4,013
1984		< 5	--	16	2,931
1983		< 5	--	18	2,659
1982		< 5	--	13	3,455
1981		< 5	--	16	2,872
1980		< 5	--	12	3,586
1979		< 5	--	17	2,758
1978		< 5	--	8	4,501
1977		< 5	--	12	3,363
1976		< 5	--	11	3,448
1975		< 5	--	10	3,626
1974		< 5	--	13	2,923
1973		< 5	--	6	5,002
1972		< 5	--	10	3,308
1971		< 5	--	13	2,794
1970		< 5	--	11	3,041
1969		< 5	--	10	3,039
1968		< 5	--	17	2,022
1967		< 5	--	6	3,909
1966		< 5	--	11	2,601
1965		< 5	--	7	3,506
1964		< 5	--	11	2,643
1963		< 5	--	8	3,283
1962		< 5	--	10	2,820
1961		< 5	--	13	2,393
1960		< 5	--	12	2,525
1959		< 5	--	15	2,180
1958		< 5	--	16	2,084
1957		< 5	--	12	2,479
1956		< 5	--	15	2,159
1955		< 5	--	19	1,839
1954		< 5	--	17	1,948
1953		< 5	--	13	2,272
1952		< 5	--	22	1,654
1951		< 5	--	24	1,550
1950		< 5	--	15	2,012
1949		< 5	--	11	2,437
1948		< 5	--	11	2,430
1947		< 5	--	13	2,238
1946		< 5	--	15	1,941
1945		< 5	--	12	2,115
1944		< 5	--	13	2,069
1943		< 5	--	19	1,687
1942		< 5	--	11	2,367
1941		< 5	--	9	2,623
1940		< 5	--	6	3,421
1939		< 5	--	17	1,705
1938		< 5	--	12	2,167
1937		< 5	--	15	1,907
1936		< 5	--	12	2,162
1935		< 5	--	13	2,114
1934		< 5	--	13	2,112
1933		< 5	--	17	1,763
1932		< 5	--	20	1,641
1931		< 5	--	23	1,485
1930		< 5	--	14	2,161
1929		< 5	--	23	1,559
1928		< 5	--	23	1,604
1927		< 5	--	15	2,183
1926		< 5	--	12	2,548
1925		< 5	--	11	2,728
1924		< 5	--	29	1,410
1923		< 5	--	26	1,495
1922		< 5	--	22	1,688
1921		< 5	--	17	2,047
1920		< 5	--	19	1,878
1919		< 5	--	12	2,493
1918		< 5	--	14	2,249
1917		< 5	--	21	1,636
1916		< 5	--	17	1,840
1915		< 5	--	17	1,772
1914		< 5	--	14	1,762
1913		< 5	--	12	1,664
1912		< 5	--	10	1,726
1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
1910		< 5	--	7	1,405
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	5	1,294
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	8	1,040
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.