Girl’s name · Latin, Italian

Sistine

How to say it: sis-TEEN · /sɪsˈtiːn/

From Latin 'Sixtus' meaning 'sixth' - associated with Italian Sistine Chapel built for Pope Sixtus IV.

Sistine was the 4,678th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 20 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.5-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,258 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,678for girls in 2025
1 in 165,767US babies
20born in 2025
#2,258projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Sistine
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#4,678
Babies born in 202520
Share of births1 in 165,767
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.5
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,258

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Sistine is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 6 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Sisi
  • Tina

Honouring a Sistine in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Sistine is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Italian.

Famous people named Sistine

From Wikidata and Wikipedia

Good to know

  • As a given name Sistine is heard overwhelmingly as the Vatican chapel famous for Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes.

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