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Sinai

/ˈsaɪnaɪ/ · 90% girls · 85 born in 2025

Sinai has been given to about 2,535 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsaɪnaɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,517
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sinai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 115
  • Born in 202585
  • All time2,535
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Sinai?

Its best year was 2009, when 115 babies were given the name, ranking 2028th. The typical living American called Sinai is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sinai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sanai0.80
  2. Sarai0.65
  3. Zina0.66
  4. Shai0.65
  5. Sandi0.59
  6. Saanvi0.57
  7. Sidney0.52
  8. Zainab0.52

Middle names for Sinai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sinai Catherine0.84
  2. Sinai Josephine0.84
  3. Sinai Rose0.83
  4. Sinai Marie0.83
  5. Sinai Grace0.83
  6. Sinai Jane0.83

Sibling names for Sinai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azariasister · 0.93
  2. Keziahsister · 0.93
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.92
  4. Bridgerbrother · 0.92
  5. Jahmirbrother · 0.92
  6. Andiesister · 0.92

Where Sinai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sinai Reyes0.78
  2. Sinai Nguyen0.78
  3. Sinai Moore0.78
  4. Sinai Lee0.78
  5. Sinai Hall0.78
  6. Sinai Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sinai

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sinai across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.