UK girl's name
Sine
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2002. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sine is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Sine popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2002 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2868, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2002, with 5 births.
This profile covers 8 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2001 to 2002. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Sine is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Sine. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2003 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sine ranked #2868 for girls in England and Wales in 2002, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2002, when 5 girls were registered as Sine.
- • Sine ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #461 in 2001.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sine as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2868
2002
Births in 2002
5
Latest year
Peak year
2002
5 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Sine over time
The chart below shows babies named Sine registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2002. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sine, the clearest high point is 2002. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2002, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sine by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sine was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3433 | 8 | 2 |
Geography
Where Sine is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Sine. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Sine ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #461 in 2001.
Across the UK
Sine in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#461 in 2001
1 years of NRS records, 5 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Sine
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Sine MacKinnon
painter
Irish painter (1901–1996)
1901-1996
Related
Names similar to Sine
- Sophie 103,803
- Sophia 46,936
- Scarlett 34,261
- Sienna 32,418
- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Sine: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sine in the UK right now?
In 2002, Sine was ranked #2868 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Sine most popular?
The peak year on record was 2002, with 5 babies registered as Sine in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sine in the UK?
A total of 8 babies have been registered as Sine across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 5 more in Scotland.
Where is Sine most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Sine ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #461 in 2001. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.