Pronunciation
Shin-aid
Meaning
God is gracious
Alternate spellings
Sinead
Fun fact
Sinéad is an Irish form of Jane, and most people would know the name from Sinéad O'Connor. Traditionally it has a fada over the e, but I know some Sinéads who leave it off. So always check how someone spells her own name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Sinéad, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#718Rank among girl names in 20254Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #718 |
| 2024 | 11 | #342 |
| 2023 | 17 | #237 |
| 2022 | 6 | #559 |
| 2021 | 12 | #336 |
| 2020 | 9 | #410 |
| 2019 | 15 | #296 |
| 2018 | 19 | #244 |
| 2017 | 29 | #178 |
| 2016 | 32 | #170 |
| 2015 | 29 | #192 |
| 2014 | 28 | #188 |
| 2013 | 47 | #131 |
| 2012 | 43 | #136 |
| 2011 | 73 | #94 |
| 2010 | 69 | #98 |
| 2009 | 86 | #82 |
| 2008 | 96 | #73 |
| 2007 | 105 | #65 |
| 2006 | 110 | #61 |
| 2005 | 137 | #47 |
| 2004 | 127 | #47 |
| 2003 | 153 | #38 |
| 2002 | 182 | #30 |
| 2001 | 162 | #33 |
| 2000 | 180 | #29 |
| 1999 | 196 | #26 |
| 1998 | 195 | #23 |
| 1997 | 282 | #20 |
| 1996 | 287 | #20 |
| 1995 | 253 | #20 |
| 1994 | 265 | #21 |
| 1993 | 300 | #17 |
| 1992 | 368 | #14 |
| 1991 | 411 | #11 |
| 1990 | 604 | #4 |
| 1989 | 450 | #9 |
| 1988 | 460 | #11 |
| 1987 | 429 | #12 |
| 1986 | 474 | #11 |
| 1985 | 381 | #15 |
| 1984 | 453 | #11 |
| 1983 | 541 | #8 |
| 1982 | 538 | #9 |
| 1981 | 610 | #6 |
| 1980 | 561 | #8 |
| 1979 | 594 | #5 |
| 1978 | 629 | #3 |
| 1977 | 694 | #2 |
| 1976 | 688 | #2 |
| 1975 | 825 | #2 |
| 1974 | 569 | #5 |
| 1973 | 659 | #4 |
| 1972 | 606 | #5 |
| 1971 | 598 | #5 |
| 1970 | 266 | #24 |
| 1969 | 192 | #41 |
| 1968 | 133 | #57 |
| 1967 | 121 | #60 |
| 1966 | 89 | #76 |
| 1965 | 58 | #108 |
| 1964 | 53 | #109 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.