Fun Facts About the Name Sincerity
- 116 babies named Sincerity: U.S. records list 116 babies given the name Sincerity from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sincerity Mean?
Sincerity is an English word name meaning "honesty of feeling or expression" or "genuineness." It comes from the English noun sincerity, which entered the language through French sincérité from Latin sinceritas, a noun based on sincerus ("clean, pure, sound"). The further origin of sincerus is uncertain. A widely repeated story derives it from Latin sine cera, "without wax," but that is a folk etymology rather than a securely established explanation. As a given name, Sincerity is a direct use of the moral noun; its force is the quality itself, not a translation of an older personal name.
Sincerity Name History & Origins
Sincerity belongs to the English tradition of virtue names: given names taken from moral qualities rather than from saints, inherited family names, or older personal names. The practice is especially associated with Protestant, and particularly Puritan, naming in the 16th and 17th centuries; English Protestants used names such as Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence, and Patience. Sincerity is not a biblical name or a saint's name; it is one example of this type. Its use belongs to English-speaking countries, and because it is an ordinary English noun, its history as a name follows the word's history rather than a line of changing personal-name forms across languages.
How Popular is the Name Sincerity?
Sincerity has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #11,308 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,994 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #17,292 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #17,263 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #12,045 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #13,279 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #11,308 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #13,908 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #18,501 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #14,301 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,917 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #14,772 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #19,187 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #13,518 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #17,325 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #16,835 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #16,161 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #18,427 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #17,247 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Sincerity Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are spiritually intense and can sting or charm. Your name brings love and new starts into life and attracts money. In business, you are the creator and promoter of original ideas and usually enjoy considerable financial success. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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