Fun Facts About the Name Synclaire
- 40 babies named Synclaire: U.S. records list 40 babies given the name Synclaire from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Synclaire Mean?
Synclaire is a respelled form of Sinclair, a Scottish surname of Norman French origin meaning "from Saint-Clair." The surname comes from the place name Saint-Clair-sur-Elle in Normandy, which appears in Latin as Sanctus Clarus. Its first element is Latin sanctus, "holy" or "saint"; the second is the personal name Clarus, from Latin clarus, "clear, bright, famous." The place name therefore means "Saint Clair" or "holy Clair," not "clear" in a literal descriptive sense. The spelling Synclaire substitutes y for i and uses the ending -aire, but these are spelling changes, not evidence of a different root. Despite the resemblance, the ending corresponds to Clair/Clarus in the Sinclair derivation, not to the separate feminine name Claire.
Synclaire Name History & Origins
The Sinclair surname was brought to Scotland by a Norman family whose name is recorded in Latin as de Sancto Claro. In Scotland it became Sinclair, and the surname spread through the British Isles and later English-speaking countries. The given name Sinclair belongs to the broad English practice of using surnames as first names. Synclaire is a later respelling of that given name, with its y and -aire reflecting modern English spelling fashion rather than a separate linguistic tradition.
The spelling Synclaire is also used for the character Synclaire James in the American sitcom Living Single. That is a modern popular-culture use of the name, not evidence of its origin.
How Popular is the Name Synclaire?
Synclaire 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 1994. Its best rank was #9,513 in 1994.
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 | #16,998 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #15,351 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #13,905 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,446 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #13,197 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,513 | 9 | 0.0005% |
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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