# Sinclair (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sinclair/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /sɪŋˈklɛəɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Sinclaire, Sinclare, Sinclar |
| US babies named this | 1,912 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,435 / 477 (25% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 13, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Derived from Saint Clare, to whom the clan's churches were dedicated.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 8,566 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9,639 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10,900 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12,919 |
| 2015 | 17 | 7,228 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11,663 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7,394 |
| 2018 | 17 | 7,069 |
| 2019 | 12 | 9,042 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10,974 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6,651 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8,467 |
| 2023 | 22 | 5,722 |
| 2024 | 28 | 4,876 |
| 2025 | 29 | 4,740 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 10,806 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7,500 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9,474 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8,664 |
| 2015 | 10 | 7,954 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7,081 |
| 2017 | 10 | 8,056 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10,583 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10,638 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,624 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9,571 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10,686 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,890 |
| 2024 | 13 | 6,776 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6,400 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 2,901 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2,587 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |

## People named Sinclair

- Sinclair Lewis, American writer and playwright (1885–1951)
- Sinclair Weeks, American politician (1893-1972)
- Don S. Davis, American character actor (1942–2008)
- Marc Almond, British singer
- Alan Paterson, British high jumper (1928–1999)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.