Cincere
Cincere was the 4064th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2699th; the most babies were born in 2023 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 360 places. More babies were named Cincere in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Sincere) sincere (English virtue word) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #4,064 boys, down 229 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- 5% girls, 95% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202338 babies
- Total since 1880
- 884babies recorded
What does the name Cincere mean?
Cincere is a spelling of Sincere, pronounced the same way, so it shares Sincere's meaning and origin.
Sincere is a modern American virtue name, taken from the English adjective meaning genuine, honest and heartfelt. The word comes from Middle French sincere and Latin sincerus, genuine or pure. Wiktionary and the American Heritage Dictionary trace sincerus to Indo-European roots, and Wiktionary rejects the popular story that it meant "without wax" (sine cera). As a boys' name Sincere appears in US records from the 1970s.
sincērus (Latin, “genuine, pure”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Other explanations you may read: From Latin sine cera, 'without wax' (said of honest sculptors). Wiktionary calls this a folk etymology..
Related names: Sincerity.
See also: English names, virtue names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'sincere' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'sincere' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Cincere popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,064 | — | 26 |
| 2020 | #13,813 | #3,835 | 6 | 27 |
| 2010 | #10,586 | #3,728 | 10 | 28 |
| 2000 | #12,064 | #4,823 | 7 | 15 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cincere, counting every spelling?
Cincere is a spelling of Sincere, a name family that ranked #465 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,064 for Cincere on its own. Together these spellings went to 670 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sincere | 445 | #631 | 2,405 |
| Syncere | 170 | #1,194 | 983 |
| Cyncere | 29 | #3,775 | 167 |
| Cincere | 26 | #4,064 | 161 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cincere?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cincere (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cincere born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cincere.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cincere?
About 700 people born in the US named Cincere are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Cincere mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cincere by state
How common Cincere was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cincere: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cincere, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cincere
What does Cincere mean?
Cincere is a spelling of Sincere, which means “sincere (English virtue word)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cincere?
Cincere was the 4064th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2699th; the most babies were born in 2023 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 360 places. More babies were named Cincere in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cincere a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 5% girls, 95% boys given the name Cincere in the US.
Where is Cincere most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cincere was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.