Sydney

Given to 187,700 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −32% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#348
recorded as girls
#4857
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
893
girls 873 · boys 20
Peak year
2000
10,243 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
187,700
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sydney was most popular in 2000, when 10,243 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 873 babies were named Sydney, ranking #348 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2000 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sydney was most popular in 2000, when 10,243 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 873 babies were named Sydney, ranking #348 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.024681880192019602000Peak 2000 (girls)

Sydney was most popular in 2000, when 10,243 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 873 babies were named Sydney, ranking #348 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 873 348 20 4857
2024 1,104 288 26 4072
2023 1,003 307 37 3228
2022 1,169 271 31 3617
2021 1,231 249 38 3121
2020 1,246 241 31 3497
2019 1,535 197 40 2993
2018 1,757 164 36 3171
2017 2,013 146 40 2951
2016 2,322 135 47 2626
2015 2,660 122 50 2486
2014 2,855 109 50 2492
2013 3,177 98 51 2424
2012 3,456 78 53 2380
2011 3,974 65 66 2035
2010 4,335 60 73 1924
2009 5,061 48 59 2231
2008 5,264 49 81 1813
2007 6,032 37 66 2071
2006 6,516 34 73 1856
2005 7,376 30 76 1742
2004 8,368 27 101 1404
2003 8,911 25 77 1630
2002 9,034 23 76 1596
2001 9,639 23 109 1221
2000 10,243 23 126 1116
1999 9,649 23 109 1181
1998 8,553 28 116 1105
1997 8,032 35 118 1075
1996 7,259 39 128 979
1995 7,360 43 103 1126
1994 4,737 76 86 1254
1993 3,050 106 114 1033
1992 2,708 124 92 1150
1991 2,380 134 76 1282
1990 2,028 150 76 1270
1989 1,193 230 83 1162
1988 914 275 57 1373
1987 651 365 50 1439
1986 464 465 42 1565
1985 440 477 35 1724
1984 285 624 39 1556
1983 201 788 31 1787
1982 155 958 54 1264
1981 154 954 39 1548
1980 130 1083 27 2003
1979 113 1169 25 2048
1978 110 1154 34 1616
1977 89 1303 37 1515
1976 121 1026 27 1828
1975 93 1229 28 1753
1974 49 1801 36 1439
1973 63 1496 31 1548
1972 84 1242 40 1327
1971 104 1125 40 1330
1970 103 1133 58 1070
1969 106 1066 31 1440
1968 100 1042 45 1119
1967 128 905 56 968
1966 166 760 42 1149
1965 167 767 50 1043
1964 169 804 66 936
1963 155 838 53 1037
1962 100 1081 52 1056
1961 127 957 58 1028
1960 128 943 51 1083
1959 136 891 63 969
1958 105 1012 68 915
1957 117 951 52 1050
1956 120 924 69 897
1955 134 839 48 1084
1954 143 782 56 996
1953 153 736 77 819
1952 207 603 60 915
1951 205 598 60 912
1950 202 595 78 772
1949 176 624 86 742
1948 137 720 71 802
1947 137 730 86 742
1946 152 641 77 753
1945 132 634 88 645
1944 145 611 79 698
1943 190 543 76 740
1942 187 541 100 637
1941 171 537 84 665
1940 85 752 68 741
1939 77 775 79 667
1938 87 737 75 700
1937 91 713 93 600
1936 97 672 82 637
1935 94 688 79 670
1934 103 660 80 678
1933 107 633 87 619
1932 72 801 95 607
1931 41 1104 75 697
1930 29 1434 82 689
1929 33 1306 90 649
1928 28 1502 97 621
1927 38 1278 112 584
1926 21 1883 113 585
1925 25 1700 129 539
1924 33 1440 127 560
1923 44 1158 134 524
1922 30 1508 161 485
1921 24 1765 169 471
1920 30 1470 177 456
1919 40 1177 161 469
1918 44 1102 187 427
1917 32 1281 180 421
1916 39 1127 205 385
1915 27 1367 172 410
1914 23 1303 180 348
1913 21 1229 146 340
1912 12 1620 114 359
1911 12 1372 54 385
1910 15 1171 42 415
1909 16 1015 29 473
1908 11 1261 28 463
1907 7 1639 20 540
1906 6 1727 20 503
1905 21 797 28 404
1904 6 1659 28 390
1903 5 1792 23 411
1902 5 1793 13 615
1901 7 1339 13 559
1900 <5 — 13 699
1899 6 1394 17 457
1898 <5 — 11 663
1897 <5 — 15 515
1896 5 1583 16 518
1895 <5 — 24 390
1894 <5 — 21 412
1893 <5 — 23 371
1892 6 1278 15 525
1891 <5 — 8 700
1890 6 1210 11 603
1889 <5 — 18 434
1888 6 1136 18 442
1887 <5 — 14 461
1886 8 828 10 605
1885 <5 — 25 344
1884 <5 — 13 520
1883 <5 — 11 556
1882 <5 — 10 611
1881 <5 — 6 781
1880 <5 — 12 526

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Other spellings

Sidney · 108,987 Sydni · 5,361 Sydnie · 5,187 Sydnei · 635 Sidnie · 312 Sydny · 270 Sidni · 236 Sidonie · 162

Names like Sydney

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

DestinyDestiny history458 in 2025 SydneeSydnee history14 in 2025 DasiaDasia history17 in 2025 BryannaBryanna history79 in 2025 MacaylaMacayla historyNot recorded since 2024 MikaylaMikayla history364 in 2025

Where Sydney is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 95% · boys 5% across all years