girl's name
Sinead
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 22,408
Scotland
#399
2017 births
Sinead is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1975, when 825 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Sinead over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 646 |
| 1970s | 6,128 |
| 1980s | 4,897 |
| 1990s | 3,161 |
| 2000s | 1,338 |
| 2010s | 392 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 67 |
How popular is Sinead?
In 2022, Sinead was given to 3 babies in Ireland. It is a rare choice.
Where Sinead is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Sinead is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sinéad | Sinéad is a rare spelling of Sinead, written with a fada and recorded 93 times, mostly in Ireland. | 93 |
Names that peaked alongside Sinead
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sinead also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sinead over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sinead in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Sinéad
Sibling names for Sinead
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sinead — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sinead
How popular is the name Sinead?
In 2022, Sinead was given to 3 babies in Ireland. It is a rare choice.
Is Sinead a girl's or a boy's name?
Sinead is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sinead?
Sinead has 3 syllables.
When was Sinead most popular?
Sinead peaked in 1975, when 825 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sinead a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sinead currently ranks #738 in Ireland. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.