Sydney
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning wide meadow or saint Denis.
Babies a year
2,047
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#348
down from #288
UK popularity
#295
151 babies · up from #355
How Sydney has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #122 |
| 2016 | #135 |
| 2017 | #146 |
| 2018 | #164 |
| 2019 | #197 |
| 2020 | #241 |
| 2021 | #249 |
| 2022 | #271 |
| 2023 | #306 |
| 2024 | #288 |
| 2025 | #348 |
In 2025, 151 babies in England and Wales were named Sydney. In the US, 2,047 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,242 in 2000.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Sydney was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.51% of American babies of that sex.
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