Sinclair
Boy · SIN-klair · Scottish
Sinclair is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “from Saint-Clair”. In 2025 it ranked 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
What does Sinclair mean?
Scottish: Scottish clan surname from the Norman place name Saint-Clair
“from Saint-Clair”
William Sinclair, Earl of Caithness, founded Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh in the 15th century.
- Say it
- SIN-klair
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sinclair a girl's or a boy's name?
Sinclair is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Sinclair in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 4 boys.
Sinclair in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2 | #6,340 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Sinclair in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,660among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 108% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Sinclair, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. It first appears in the records in 1989. 14 boys were also named Sinclair in 2025 (6,140th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Sinclair of any year since it first appeared, in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Sinclair in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 67% of the babies named Sinclair in the US were girls.
Sinclair in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4,770 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
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