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Sina

#6,516 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Anglicization of Síne

Sina has been given to 2,248 babies in the U.S. since 1880. In 2025 it ranked #6,516 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1917, with 23 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 77% girls, 23% boys all-time.

Babies named Sina, 2025

1 in 184,000

Sina over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Sina over time

In 2025, Sina went to 56% girls and 44% boys.

18802025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Sina: meaning, origin, and history

Anglicization of Síne

Scottish Gaelic

What Sina means

Sina is a anglicization of Síne.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Anglicization of Irish Síne and Scottish Gaelic Sìne. Doublet of Jane.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Sina (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Sina is used in English and German. Its origins include Scottish Gaelic.

Sina comes through Irish Síne and Scottish Gaelic Sìne.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Síne, سینا and Jane.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,728 girls were recorded with the name Sina between 1880 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 23 in 1917; its best national rank was #477 in 1884.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #10,163 in 2020 to #6,516 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #10,057 in 2015 to #6,516 in 2025.

In the United States, 520 boys were recorded with the name Sina between 1978 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 25 in 1996; its best national rank was #2,957 in 1982.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #9,427 in 2020 to #6,395 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #10,453 in 2015 to #6,395 in 2025.

How common is Sina?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 184,000
18 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 89,300
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#6,516
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
127,662 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Sina sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 127,662 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Sina. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Sinas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Sina was born before 1954 — so the typical Sina is around 71 today.

Median birth year
1954
About 71 years old
Biggest decade
1910s
8.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
18.2%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
901
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1910s — 8.1% of all recorded uses (140).

Is Sina rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+1,385
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+3,647
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+3,541
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.64×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
78.3%
Peak was 1917 (23)
Years since peak
108
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
41.1% average annual change
Best rank ever
#477
1884

Spellings of Sina

Sina is not the most common spelling — Linda is, with 17.4% against Sina's 0.02%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Sina is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Sina was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 432,778 across all states with data.

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Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Sina has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Sina is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Sina was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 100,000 boys, against 1 in 284,224 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in 100,000
  2. 2Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Sina has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Sina around the world

Where Sina ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1999–2020
    #5,493
    in 2020
  • France
    1976–2025
    #4,091
    in 2025
  • Norway
    1880–2024
    #413
    in 2024
  • Canada
    2009–2009
    #2,562
    in 2009
  • South Australia
    1960–1999
    #729
    in 1999

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Norway, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. SSB, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Sina by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#6,516
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 3,647
Best rank ever
#477
1884
Peak year
1917
23 that year
First recorded
1880
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,728
Count in 2025
18

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#6,395
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 3,032
Best rank ever
#2,957
1982
Peak year
1996
25 that year
First recorded
1978
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
520
Count in 2025
14

Names similar to Sina

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

SinaiSindyJinaKinaBinaSineadHinaAinaBrinaJainaRinaZinaIrinaVinaZeinaArinaDainaSincereTainaErinaZainaLainaLeinaLorina

Sibling names for Sina

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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