Sinclair is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Sinclair is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,400 among boys (14) and #4,740 among girls (29) — overall #6,286 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | #4,740 | #6,400 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | #4,876 | #6,776 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | #5,722 | #13,890 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #8,467 | #10,686 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #6,651 | #9,571 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #10,974 | #8,624 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #9,042 | #10,638 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #7,069 | #10,583 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #7,394 | #8,056 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #11,663 | #7,081 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #7,228 | #7,954 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,919 | — |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #10,900 | #8,664 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #9,639 | — |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #8,566 | #9,474 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #19,457 | #7,500 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #13,522 | #10,806 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | #10,699 | #8,901 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,764 | — |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #8,185 | — |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #9,370 | #13,070 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #11,488 | #9,792 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,605 | — |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #8,223 | #8,332 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #7,269 | — |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #7,119 | #11,879 |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #5,877 | #11,365 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #7,477 | #7,446 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | #7,682 | #6,024 |
| 1996 | 30 | — | #5,499 | #5,140 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #6,227 | #5,853 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #4,671 | #6,284 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #7,427 | #5,303 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | — | #3,895 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,432 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #12,736 | #3,752 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | #14,247 | #3,311 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | #2,589 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | — | #3,315 |
| 1986 | 22 | — | — | #2,500 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #4,015 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,935 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | #2,660 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | — | #3,459 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | #2,876 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | — | #3,585 |
| 1979 | 17 | — | — | #2,761 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,505 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | — | #3,360 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | — | #3,451 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,627 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | — | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #5,003 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | — | #3,311 |
| 1971 | 13 | — | — | #2,794 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | — | #3,042 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #3,037 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | — | #2,021 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,914 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,605 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | — | #3,503 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,642 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,285 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | — | #2,825 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | — | #2,397 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | — | #2,522 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | — | #2,187 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | — | #2,012 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | — | #2,615 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,083 |
| 1955 | 18 | — | — | #1,898 |
| 1954 | 17 | — | — | #1,947 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | — | #2,275 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1951 | 24 | — | — | #1,550 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | — | #2,012 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | — | #2,436 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | — | #2,428 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | — | #2,239 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,942 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | — | #2,116 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #2,071 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1942 | 11 | — | — | #2,370 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | — | #2,625 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | — | #3,420 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | — | #2,167 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,906 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,162 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | — | #2,112 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | — | #1,765 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | — | #1,644 |
| 1931 | 23 | — | — | #1,485 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | — | #1,557 |
| 1928 | 23 | — | — | #1,604 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | — | #2,182 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | — | #2,547 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | — | #2,570 |
| 1924 | 29 | — | — | #1,409 |
| 1923 | 26 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1921 | 17 | — | — | #2,047 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | — | #1,878 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | — | #2,494 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | — | #2,249 |
| 1917 | 21 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | — | #1,840 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | — | #1,762 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,726 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,405 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | — | #1,040 |