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Sincere

Sincere: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“honest, genuine”
Origin
English
Say it
sin-SEER · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (87% of all uses)

Sincere is an English vocabulary word used as a given name, especially in modern American usage. It comes ultimately from Latin sincerus meaning clean or pure.

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How popular is Sincere?

2024152 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Sincere in 2024506

2024 rank#604 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188011,069

Sincere has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Sincere

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Sincere questions

What does the name Sincere mean?

Sincere means "honest, genuine". It comes from English. Sincere is an English vocabulary word used as a given name, especially in modern American usage. It comes ultimately from Latin sincerus meaning clean or pure.

Is Sincere a boy or girl name?

Sincere is mainly a boy's name in US records (87% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sincere?

506 US babies were named Sincere in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Sincere?

Sincere is usually pronounced sin-SEER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.