Sinai
Sinai was the 2381st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1933rd with 103 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 106 places. More babies were named Sinai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,381 girls, up 361 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76girls
- Girls and boys
- 90% girls, 10% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023103 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,535babies recorded
Sinai popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,381 | #8,816 | 76 | 9 |
| 2020 | #2,742 | #6,572 | 61 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,473 | #13,966 | 76 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,736 | #10,172 | 54 | 6 |
| 1990 | #7,247 | #9,313 | 12 | 5 |
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How popular is Sinai, counting every spelling?
Sinai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,658 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,381 for Sinai on its own. Together these spellings went to 109 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinai | 76 | #2,381 | 399 |
| Synai | 22 | #5,697 | 95 |
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 Sinai?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sinai (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sinai 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sinai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sinai?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Sinai are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Sinai 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.
Sinai by state
How common Sinai was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×), Texas (1.6×). In 44 states fewer than five girls 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 Sinai: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sinai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sinai
How popular is the name Sinai?
Sinai was the 2381st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1933rd with 103 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 106 places. More babies were named Sinai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sinai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 90% girls, 10% boys given the name Sinai in the US.
Where is Sinai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sinai was most common in California (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Oregon.