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🌙 Very RareUnisex nameNorman French

Sinclair

“From Saint-Clair — bright, clear”

2 syllables · 8 letters

About the name Sinclair

Sinclair is Saint-Clair compressed by English speech, and it became one of Scotland's great families along the way. As a first name it stays rare and slightly formal.

Sinclair is a unisex name of Norman French origin, pronounced sin-KLAIR. On the NameRarity scale it scores 80 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1920s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
From Saint-Clair — bright, clear
Origin
Norman French
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
sin-KLAIR
Syllables
2
Letters
8
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1920s
Rarity
80 / 100
Per million
~6.3
Starts with
S
Numerology
4 · The Builder

How popular is Sinclair?

Popularity20/100
Rarity80/100

Sinclair currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 6.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 158,730. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Sinclair

  • Sinclair Lewis
    First American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature

Spellings and variants of Sinclair

St ClairSinclaire

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jus-PREET

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Sinclair — frequently asked questions

What does the name Sinclair mean?

Sinclair means "From Saint-Clair — bright, clear". It is a name of Norman French origin, most often given to a unisex.

How do you pronounce Sinclair?

Sinclair is pronounced sin-KLAIR, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Sinclair?

Sinclair scores 80 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 158,730 people carry it — about 6.3 per million.

What is the numerology number for Sinclair?

Sinclair carries the expression number 4, known as The Builder. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 3.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Sinclair?

The lucky number for Sinclair is 4 (with 13, 22, 31 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Emerald. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Emerald.