Sinai
The Story of Sinai
As a girl name
Sinai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 103 Sinais were born — ranking #1,919 that year. As of 2026, Sinai ranks #2,059 for girls with 95 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Sinais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sinai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 16 Sinais were born — ranking #5,633 that year. As of 2026, Sinai ranks #6,467 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 266 Sinais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sinai
Sinai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sinai's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,919. Use the chart and map above to compare Sinai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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