Sincere

#3,459 for girls in 2025, 44 births · #628 for boys in 2025, 445 births
Given to boys 87.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 545 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,095
since 1976

Sincere over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #2,152, 2010girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,45944#628445
2024#4,03936#600475
2023#3,32948#592479
2022#3,96337#542545
2021#3,73540#603461
2020#2,96654#602455
2019#3,33747#604453
2018#3,85338#587466
2017#3,47944#564481
2016#3,77740#647408
2015#3,02456#626426
2014#2,53570#620428
2013#2,72663#619401
2012#2,73464#705337
2011#2,86860#640365
2010#2,15291#641377
2009#2,18391#700344
2008#2,55773#716324
2007#3,16854#621397
2006#2,94058#641363
2005#3,05252#659326
2004#3,39144#736256
2003#2,63860#718258
2002#2,58260#766225
2001#2,96348#780217
2000#2,67255#845189
1999#3,97029#1,068127
1998#14,1225#4,01917
1997#6,1009
1996#7,1367
1995#4,79112
1994#6,9687
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First appearance
1976

The first year at least five boys were named Sincere! It came in at #5,587, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1976–1993, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Sincere is popular in 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #714 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,967 boysMNIllinois: #592 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,153 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedWIMichigan: #624 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,673 boysMINew York: #424 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,871 boysNYMassachusetts: #424 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,202 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedIAIndiana: #845 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,658 boysINOhio: #476 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,580 boysOHPennsylvania: #263 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,638 boysPANew Jersey: #421 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,849 boysNJConnecticut: #326 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,020 boysCTCalifornia: #1,056 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 13,377 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedWVVirginia: #452 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,070 boysVAMaryland: #606 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,272 boysMDDelaware: #149 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 564 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #274 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,429 boysNCSouth Carolina: #286 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,438 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #572 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,144 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedALGeorgia: #866 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,798 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Sincere, so not publishedHITexas: #1,542 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 21,022 boysTXFlorida: #1,125 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 11,167 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#149 · 1 in 564
  2. Pennsylvania#263 · 1 in 1,638
  3. North Carolina#274 · 1 in 1,429
  4. South Carolina#286 · 1 in 1,438
  5. Connecticut#326 · 1 in 2,020

Best ever in a state: #93 in District of Columbia, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#14971 in 564
Pennsylvania#263391 in 1,638
North Carolina#274391 in 1,429
South Carolina#286161 in 1,438
Connecticut#32681 in 2,020
New Jersey#421161 in 2,849
Massachusetts#424101 in 3,202
New York#424381 in 2,871
Virginia#452141 in 3,070
Ohio#476181 in 3,580
Louisiana#57281 in 3,144
Illinois#592181 in 4,153
Maryland#60671 in 4,272
Michigan#624111 in 4,673
Minnesota#71451 in 5,967
Indiana#84551 in 7,658
Georgia#86691 in 6,798
California#1,056191 in 13,377
Florida#1,12591 in 11,167
Texas#1,54291 in 21,022
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sincere
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#600#628)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#602#628)
  • 2 spots since 2015 (#626#628)
  • Biggest jump: 223 spots in 2000 (#1,068#845)
  • Biggest drop: 95 spots in 2008 (#621#716)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1976
  • Peaked 2022 at #542 (545 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,204
  • Highest: 1 in 3,204 boys born in 2022 were named Sincere (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,838 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 41.0% of all boys named Sincere (4,142) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1992
  • Mostly girls until 1991, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s5#5,587 (1976)#5,587
1980s0
1990s189#1,068 (1999)#5,844
2000s2,899#621 (2007)#718
2010s4,142#564 (2017)#625
2020s2,860#542 (2022)#595

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sincere in 2008

girls
#2,557
73 births · 1 in 25,903 girls
boys
#716
324 births · 1 in 6,297 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #2,557Sincere73

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #716Sincere324
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 25,903 of them was named Sincere, which outranked 87.5% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sincere
  1. #2,538Shelbi74
  2. #2,538Tehya74
  3. #2,538Yana74
  4. #2,557Sincere73
  5. #2,557Anja73
  6. #2,557Arrianna73
  7. #2,557Betzy73
  8. #2,584Adalee72
  9. #2,584Allysa72
  10. #2,584Alysson72

Tied with 26 names at #2,557; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. 9,375Dayami#10,129#754
  2. 4,524Allisson#4,944#420
  3. 1,019Alisson#1,804#785
  4. 851Milagros#1,579#728
  5. 807Mareli#1,530#723
Fallers
  1. 391Kelis#968#1,359
  2. 390Joselin#755#1,145
  3. 378Tyra#947#1,325
  4. 363Montana#932#1,295
  5. 337Allyssa#988#1,325

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 6,297 of them was named Sincere, which outranked 95.1% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sincere
  1. #712Neil327
  2. #714Demarcus326
  3. #715Elvis325
  4. #716Sincere324
  5. #716Duncan324
  6. #716Heath324
  7. #719Ace322
  8. #720Tyree321
  9. #721Irvin320

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. 2,801Urijah#3,687#886
  2. 1,035Jadiel#1,912#877
  3. 790Aaden#1,132#342
  4. 676Chace#1,337#661
  5. 500Marley#1,263#763
Fallers
  1. 688Kelan#977#1,665
  2. 286Talen#990#1,276
  3. 281Nery#901#1,182
  4. 250Kellan#883#1,133
  5. 250Efren#977#1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2008