Sinai
Girl name · #2378 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Sinai? In official American birth records, Sinai has been tracked continuously since 1988, giving it 37 years of documented American history.
Sinai ranks #2378 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 76 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2259, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,684 girls born in 2025 was named Sinai.
The 37-year story
Sinai first appears in the Social Security records in 1988, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 103 babies and a rank of #1922. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sinai per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sinai in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sinai is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sinai will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sinai is most common
State-level data for Sinai is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sinai
Statistically, parents drawn to Sinai tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sanai, Shai, Safia, Syeda, and Skai.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sinai | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #2368 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2389 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1922 |
| 2022 | 95 | #2034 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3250 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2712 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2508 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2744 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2343 |
| 2015 | 83 | #2259 |
| 2014 | 96 | #2038 |
| 2013 | 87 | #2152 |
| 2012 | 93 | #2064 |
| 2011 | 92 | #2088 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2451 |
| 2009 | 102 | #2016 |
| 2008 | 86 | #2267 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2034 |
| 2006 | 93 | #2098 |
| 2005 | 87 | #2122 |
| 2004 | 73 | #2345 |
| 2003 | 64 | #2522 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3014 |
| 2001 | 65 | #2411 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Sinai?
In official American birth records, the name Sinai first appeared in 1988 (over 37 years ago), when 8 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 37 years.
Is Sinai a popular girl name?
Sinai ranked #2378 among girls in 2025 with 76 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2259.
When was the name Sinai most popular?
Sinai peaked in 2023, when 103 American girls received the name (ranked #1922 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sinai?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,684 newborn American girls was named Sinai. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.