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Sinclair

Boy name · 28 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Sinclair: 28 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 1977.

Sinclair began as a Scottish surname derived from a Norman place name, Saint-Clair in France, brought to Britain after the Norman Conquest. Its most famous bearer is Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, celebrated for novels like *Babbitt*. The name also appears in Scottish history through the powerful Clan Sinclair

Boy 8 of 52 years

Peak year
19775 babies
Latest (1986)
#3173 babies
Total births
28since 1975
5-year trend
▼ 7%vs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1977 · 5
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).