Remaining consistently popular since records began in 1964 all the way until the early 2000s, the name Sinead saw a significant fall in popularity around the millennium.

The beautiful Irish baby name ranked in at second place during its peak years of popularity in 1976, 1977 and 1978 before Sinead dropped off the charts in 2023 while only 17 girls were given its fada counterpart Sinéad.

Origins and meaning of the name Sinead

Meaning "God is Gracious", the Irish name Sinead, derived from the French Jeanette, has Hebrew roots and is said to translate into English as Jane or Jennifer.

The beautiful moniker first appeared on baby naming records with a fada in 2018, with 19 baby girls given the name Sinéad that year.

Popularity of the name Sinead

With 825 babies given the name Sinead in 1975, that figure dropped to 180 by the time 2000 had rolled around.

Sitting in 29th place at the beginning of the millennium, Sinead fell rapidly down the charts during the 2000s to 98th place in 2010.

Falling out of popularity, the name took a significant hit between 2017 and 2018 descending from 178th place with 29 babies given the name and subsequently 629th place with 5 babies given the name the following year.

Famous Sineads

Sinead O’Connor – Irish singer/ songwriter
Sinéad Burke – Irish writer
Sinéad O’Carroll – Irish singer
Sinéad Cusack – Irish actress
Sinead Keenan – Irish actress

* This article as originally published on Rollercoaster.ie.