Sinan is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sinan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Sinan
Sinan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1584 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1494 in 2009 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sinan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sinan
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Sinan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sinan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sinan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1584 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Sinan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Sinan include: Sinan Sandal — Sinan Sandal is a Turkish judoka.; Sinan Bolat — Sinan Bolat is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TFF 1.; Sinan Oğan — Sinan Oğan is a Turkish politician who won a seat in the Turkish parliament in 2011 with the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)..
Sinan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sinans in the wild.
10
UK babies named Sinan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1584 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sinan
Likely around 1 other Sinan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sinan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sinan Oğan is a Turkish politician who won a seat in the Turkish parliament in 2011 with the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). He was the presidential candidate of ATA Alliance for the 2023 Turkish presidential election, which resulted in a second round.
Sinan Abdul Jabbar Abdullah is an Iraqi-American dentist and community leader. He and his twin brother Haithem are known as the first American-born Mandaeans.
Sinan-i Atik, also known as Azadlı Sinan, and Atik Sinan (meaning Sinan the Freedman; azadlı shows that atik does not mean "old", and is used to distinguish him from Koca Mimar Sinan Agha), was an Ottoman architect for Sultan Mehmed II from the empire's Greek community during the 15th century.