Female name
Sinead
2,964 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2003. Expression number: 7.
Origin
Anglicization of Irish Sinéad, from Old Northern French Jeanette, from Middle French Jehanne + -ette, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Janet, Jeanette, Jeannette, Juanita, and Shanae.From Wiktionary, entry “Sinead”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2003: 312 births. 2,964 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It is still given: 46 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 825 births. 16,629 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 2nd among girls' names in 1975. It is still given: 58 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 25 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
9 + 5 + 1 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 5 + 4 = 10 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.