Sing
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument by some. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice.
Meaning & Origin of Sing
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument by some. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice.
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The Story of Sing
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Sing as a girl name dates back to 1980, when 5 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Sing — #10,393 in the national rankings. Sing last appeared in the published SSA data in 1980, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sing as a boy name dates back to 1890, when 8 babies received it. 1905 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Sing — #786 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Sing on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sing last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Sing
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About the name Sing
Sing is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Sing's peak popularity came in 1905 when it ranked #786. Use the chart and map above to compare Sing'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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