An uncommon Hebrew pick — distinctive and rare.
A peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.
Sinai is a girl's and boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, from the biblical peninsula and mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments. The name of Mount Sinai is of uncertain etymology but carries enormous religious significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as the site of divine revelation.
Sinai has 37+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1988.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 383 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 794 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 772 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 240 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 20 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75 | #2422 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1933 |
| 2022 | 95 | #2045 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3286 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2742 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2532 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2996 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2774 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2362 |
| 2015 | 83 | #2275 |
| 2014 | 96 | #2046 |
| 2013 | 87 | #2170 |
| 2012 | 93 | #2075 |
| 2011 | 92 | #2100 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2473 |
| 2009 | 102 | #2028 |
| 2008 | 86 | #2292 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2055 |
| 2006 | 93 | #2104 |
| 2005 | 87 | #2136 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a girl's name, Sinai has also been given to 240 boys in the U.S. since 1990.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1988–2024) · Methodology