Holding steady.
Popularity of Sinda since 1882
Babies named Sinda per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1958, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Sinda's real moment was 1882.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 |
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 0 |
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 49 |
| 1950s | 95 |
| 1960s | 57 |
| 1970s | 35 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Sinda is an exceptionally rare girl's name, first recorded in U.S. data in 1882, which also stands as its peak year of usage. The name has never been widespread; its lowest recorded one-in-N incidence is effectively unmeasurable due to its scarcity. Its trajectory has remained stable, appearing only sporadically in historical records. Sinda may be a diminutive of longer names like Lucinda or Melisenda, but its exact origin is unconfirmed. Without any top states or significant usage patterns, Sinda remains a curious relic of 19th-century naming practices.
Sinda is a rare given name of uncertain origin. It may have arisen as a short form or diminutive of longer feminine names such as Lucinda (from Latin lux 'light') or Melisenda (from Germanic 'strength'). The name saw sparse use in the late 19th century, particularly in the 1880s, but has remained very uncommon.
“Sinda” around the world
Where Sinda lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Sibling names for Sinda
Names that share Sinda's style, for a brother or sister.
