Sinéad
Origin
Irish
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“God is gracious (Irish form of Jane; associated with singer Sinéad O'Connor)”
Say it: shi-NAYD
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sinéad has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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