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Sydney
OriginVariation of Sidney, English from French
Meaning"Saint Denis"
About Sydney
The Sydney spelling most popular for girls: it's in the Top 50 on the female side. Cool for a girl, still nerdy for a guy.
Pronounced SID-nee.
As of October 2026, Sydney ranked #5021 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #344 in 1913.
Editor's take: The name Sydney is a boy's name of French, English origin meaning "Saint Denis".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,510 | 50 | 26 |
| 2015 | #2,521 | 50 | 26.1 |
| 2016 | #2,656 | 47 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #2,999 | 40 | 21.6 |
| 2018 | #3,229 | 36 | 19.8 |
| 2019 | #3,044 | 40 | 22.3 |
| 2020 | #3,558 | 31 | 18 |
| 2021 | #3,165 | 38 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | #3,679 | 31 | 17.8 |
| 2023 | #3,276 | 37 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | #4,292 | 25 | 14.5 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Sydney on lists
Famous Sydneys
- Sydney Brenner
winner of the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Sydney Ayres (dropped his first name Daniel)
American silent film actor, director and screenwriter
Sydney in pop culture
- Sydney
capital city of New South Wales in Australia.
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protagonist of movie "Antiviral"
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character in the TV show "The Pretender"
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Sydney in blog posts
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