Caroline vs Sinead
Caroline and Sineadcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Caroline was ranked #358 and Sinead #269 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Caroline was ranked #458 and Sinead #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Caroline was ranked #1271 and Sinead #3333 among girls in England and Wales.
Caroline and Sinead over time
Caroline and Sinead appear together in 3 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Sinead held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Caroline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Caroline and Sinead changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2022, ending at #458 and #905.
- Longest-running competitions
Caroline and Sinead were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1271 and #3333.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Caroline #112 in 1998, Sinead #54 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2022
Caroline held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Sinead in 44.
Highest recorded here: Caroline #3 in 1979, Sinead #2 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Caroline #458, Sinead #905.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Caroline held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sinead in 18.
Highest recorded here: Caroline #182 in 1996, Sinead #154 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caroline #1271, Sinead #3333.
Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2015
Caroline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sinead in 14.
Highest recorded here: Caroline #112 in 1998, Sinead #54 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Caroline #358, Sinead #269.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Caroline | Sinead |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Irish form of Jeannette/Janet; the underlying chain traces to the Hebrew name Yochanan, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɪnʲeːdˠ/ | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sinead has a recorded origin (Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette); Caroline does not have one recorded yet.
- Caroline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Sinead.
- A meaning is recorded for Sinead; Caroline doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Caroline
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1271 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sinead
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls