Sinead
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shi-NAYD
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Sinead is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Sinead mean?
Hebrew: Irish form of Janet, from French Jeannette
“God is gracious”
The Irish form of Janet, from the French Jeannette, a pet form of Jeanne.
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Is Sinead a girl's or a boy's name?
Sinead is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sinead in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Sinead, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,480th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 401 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sinead in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Sinead in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,148 |
| 2017 | 39 | #1,009 |
| 2016 | 35 | #1,073 |
| 2015 | 65 | #676 |
| 2014 | 70 | #639 |
| 2013 | 88 | #529 |
| 2012 | 91 | #523 |
| 2011 | 89 | #520 |
| 2010 | 85 | #529 |
| 2009 | 88 | #506 |
| 2008 | 134 | #374 |
| 2007 | 142 | #347 |
| 2006 | 172 | #296 |
| 2005 | 182 | #268 |
| 2004 | 245 | #213 |
| 2003 | 401 | #142 |
| 2002 | 202 | #240 |
| 2001 | 206 | #224 |
| 2000 | 209 | #226 |
| 1999 | 278 | #181 |
| 1998 | 278 | #175 |
| 1997 | 292 | #175 |
| 1996 | 222 | #206 |
How popular is Sinead in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Sinead, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 160 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Sinead in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sinead in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4,130 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,970 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,773 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,942 |
| 1991 | 143 | #1,201 |
| 1990 | 160 | #1,092 |
| 1989 | 51 | #2,299 |
| 1988 | 33 | #3,034 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
Names like Sinead
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah, Summer, Molly, Sarah, Eden, Jasmine, Ffion, Jessica, Erin, Leah, Keira, Chloe
Names related to Sinead
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sinead: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sinead, updated 20 October 2026.