Names / Girl names
Sinead
Current rank
#9,378
and rising
All-time peak
#1,099
in 1990
First recorded
1975
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1975
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,099 in 1990 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Sinead first appears in American naming records in 1975, where it reads as a girls' name. 1990 marked its high point, reaching #1,099. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 1,300 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.