Sid

Short form of Sidney, French

"Saint-Denis"

Sid Origin and Meaning

The name Sid is a boy's name meaning "Saint-Denis".

Sid originated as a nickname for Sidney, but we like it on its own, a la Sara Quin's and Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen's sons. Sid Vicious, member of the band the Sex Pistols, gives this name a punk rock vibe.

Sid Rank in US Top 1000

# 962 in the US

Popularity of the name Sid

• 1686 Nameberry 2025
• 853 England 2021

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Famous People Named Sid

• Sid Vicious (born John Simon Ritchie) guitarist for English band The Sex Pistols
• Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar American comedian and TV personality
• Sidney Raymond "Sid" Eudy American pro wrestler
• Sidney Gerald "Sid" Abel Canadian ice hockey player
• Sidney "Sid" Gordon American baseball player
• Sidney Patrick "Sid" Grauman owner of Hollywood's legendary Chinese Theater
• Sidney George "Sid" Wilson American DJ for band Slipknot
• Sidney K. "Sid" Meier Canadian game designer
• Sidney "Sid" Luckman American NFL player
• Sidney "Sid" Terris American boxer
• Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen) South African,British actor
• Sid Krofft (born Cydus Yolas) Canadian,American puppeteer and TV producer
• Sid Biggs (b. 2014) son of actor Jason Biggs

The name Sid in Pop Culture

• Sid villain in Pixar's "Toy Story"
• Sid the Sloth character in the Ice Age series
• Sid Cookie Monster's real name on "Sesame Street"
• "Sid the Science Kid " animated series and title character
• Cid character in the Final Fantasy video game series
• Sid character on animated series "Hey Arnold!"
• Sidney "Sid" Jenkins character on TV's "Skins"
• Sid the Dummy character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
• Sid character on British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"
• Sidney "Sid" Walker character on Australian soap "Home & Away"
• Sid Sawyer Tom's half brother in "Tom Sawyer"
• Sean "Sid" Mitchell character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
• Sid character on British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine"
• Sid character in video game "Suidoken II"
• SID Japanese visual kei band