Sidney

#1,872 for girls in 2025, 105 births · #1,323 for boys in 2025, 146 births
Given to boys 77.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#80
1912 · 1,003 births
Debut · boys
1880
142 births
In top 100 · boys
17 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
84,202
since 1880

Sidney over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #258, 1999peak #80, 1912girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,872105#1,323146
2024#1,732117#1,371137
2023#1,627128#1,230160
2022#1,387165#1,200166
2021#1,347164#1,383132
2020#1,510141#1,160166
2019#1,287179#1,112177
2018#1,135215#1,141168
2017#1,120225#1,100177
2016#1,018260#1,022196
2015#997270#1,086180
2014#916295#1,137167
2013#906282#948210
2012#831323#916226
2011#680413#893231
2010#670432#827259
2009#529571#843254
2008#524583#812270
2007#486668#839254
2006#426745#801255
2005#378834#834222
2004#374836#717267
2003#330951#680285
2002#326939#676274
2001#2961,053#612315
2000#2651,221#593333
1999#2581,218#565353
1998#2711,140#535374
1997#2851,009#523383
1996#337828#528375
1995#315883#503412
1994#445568#509393
1993#566420#513401
1992#618366#516386
1991#666325#506383
1990#921207#514369
1989#1,009170#517345
1988#1,217123#494342
1987#1,39896#496322
1986#1,58875#495311
1985#1,48383#459351
1984#1,70364#475311
1983#1,99351#459330
1982#2,08249#463333
1981#2,37541#451335
1980#3,00229#440353
1979#2,79531#451322
1978#2,43136#469296
1977#2,25740#425345
1976#3,09523#418344
1975#2,09741#418347
1974#2,55629#408366
1973#2,75325#399381
1972#2,22234#364462
1971#2,54229#380445
1970#2,08139#361509
1969#2,25432#331549
1968#1,97537#317572
1967#1,53753#302593
1966#1,33566#300615
1965#1,52853#297638
1964#1,49757#289731
1963#1,37265#299672
1962#1,44459#276782
1961#1,48157#271844
1960#1,13192#275848
1959#1,26272#277825
1958#1,08194#269827
1957#1,13586#260844
1956#1,15181#237954
1955#1,05092#2251,024
1954#1,01194#2161,024
1953#1,01889#2131,014
1952#884109#2081,018
1951#93897#2021,026
1950#1,03478#1951,076
1949#94888#208946
1948#1,03173#199991
1947#810116#1891,099
1946#87490#1831,010
1945#79989#185828
1944#82785#180901
1943#650137#1731,016
1942#689116#1691,000
1941#79083#172891
1940#82774#169926
1939#88263#173861
1938#72489#168876
1937#87063#163905
1936#73981#156952
1935#69393#153973
1934#75678#158932
1933#75177#152948
1932#93357#158960
1931#1,01048#158937
1930#1,05948#1501,076
1929#96855#1491,058
1928#96260#1421,206
1927#1,04254#1271,381
1926#89369#1291,350
1925#1,16044#1311,345
1924#99958#1191,502
1923#92862#1151,543
1922#1,05951#1101,618
1921#94661#1101,588
1920#1,00554#1071,610
1919#90960#961,715
1918#92160#941,879
1917#93355#951,727
1916#92854#951,659
1915#82463#941,615
1914#94239#891,337
1913#80343#891,073
1912#1,00326#801,003
1911#87524#92432
1910#1,20714#93353
1909#1,21912#119233
1908#79124#101253
1907#84020#119200
1906#91716#101209
1905#90017#109196
1904#77321#106201
1903#78919#122162
1902#62328#109175
1901#79517#123134
1900#76023#107218
1899#93512#115144
1898#79018#109171
1897#66022#115149
1896#75418#105176
1895#74618#105178
1894#95011#107168
1893#71317#107163
1892#70617#106174
1891#55922#122113
1890#69315#100176
1889#65715#110144
1888#83710#101168
1887#8608#101144
1886#73110#100155
1885#69510#88170
1884#64011#107142
1883#6519#86165
1882#6349#99146
1881#41816#97129
1880#42116#95142
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Sidney was already there! It came in at #95, and was given to 142 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.

Where Sidney is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedMEVermont: #121 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 787 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNHWashington: #200 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,885 boysWAIdaho: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 843 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #159 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,044 boysNDMinnesota: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,827 boysMNIllinois: #216 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,587 boysILWisconsin: #230 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,177 boysWIMichigan: #218 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,447 boysMINew York: #178 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 2,031 boysNYMassachusetts: #207 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,396 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,617 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedSDIowa: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,892 boysIAIndiana: #224 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,424 boysINOhio: #239 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,311 boysOHPennsylvania: #222 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,426 boysPANew Jersey: #175 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,268 boysNJConnecticut: #176 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,750 boysCTCalifornia: #264 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,735 boysCAUtah: #167 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 939 boysUTColorado: #259 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,604 boysCONebraska: #176 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,429 boysNEMissouri: #219 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,273 boysMOKentucky: #189 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,503 boysKYWest Virginia: #182 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,554 boysWVVirginia: #178 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,188 boysVAMaryland: #173 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,503 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedDEArizona: #215 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,316 boysAZNew Mexico: #232 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,498 boysNMKansas: #214 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,750 boysKSArkansas: #176 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,271 boysARTennessee: #218 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,076 boysTNNorth Carolina: #194 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,319 boysNCSouth Carolina: #175 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,125 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #154 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,234 boysDCOklahoma: #194 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,460 boysOKLouisiana: #90 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 408 boysLAMississippi: #117 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 660 boysMSAlabama: #171 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,179 boysALGeorgia: #164 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,119 boysGAHawaii: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 672 boysHITexas: #203 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,166 boysTXFlorida: #155 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 947 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#90 · 1 in 408
  2. Mississippi#117 · 1 in 660
  3. Vermont#121 · 1 in 787
  4. Hawaii#128 · 1 in 672
  5. District of Columbia#154 · 1 in 1,234

Best ever in a state: #30 in Louisiana, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#90831 in 408
Mississippi#117431 in 660
Vermont#12151 in 787
Hawaii#12891 in 672
District of Columbia#154101 in 1,234
Florida#155301 in 947
North Dakota#15971 in 1,044
Idaho#16081 in 843
Georgia#164391 in 1,119
Utah#167101 in 939
Alabama#171331 in 1,179
Maryland#173161 in 1,503
New Jersey#175201 in 2,268
South Carolina#175251 in 1,125
Arkansas#176181 in 1,271
Connecticut#17671 in 2,750
Nebraska#176101 in 1,429
New York#178731 in 2,031
Virginia#178311 in 1,188
West Virginia#182161 in 1,554
Kentucky#189241 in 1,503
North Carolina#194391 in 1,319
Oklahoma#194161 in 1,460
Washington#200141 in 1,885
Oregon#201101 in 1,617
Texas#203841 in 1,166
Massachusetts#207111 in 4,396
Kansas#214111 in 1,750
Arizona#21571 in 1,316
Illinois#216341 in 2,587
Minnesota#217121 in 2,827
Michigan#218301 in 2,447
Tennessee#218191 in 2,076
Missouri#219181 in 2,273
Pennsylvania#222321 in 3,426
Indiana#224181 in 2,424
Wisconsin#230121 in 3,177
New Mexico#23261 in 1,498
Ohio#239271 in 3,311
Iowa#243101 in 2,892
Colorado#25961 in 2,604
California#264431 in 2,735
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Delaware———
Maine———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sidney
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 48 spots since 2024 (#1,371 → #1,323)
  • 163 spots since 2020 (#1,160 → #1,323)
  • 237 spots since 2015 (#1,086 → #1,323)
  • Biggest jump: 33 spots in 2006 (#834 → #801)
  • Biggest drop: 189 spots in 2014 (#948 → #1,137)
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1912 at #80 (1,003 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 59 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1910–1919
  • Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1880–2013
Share of babies · boys
1 in 429
  • Highest: 1 in 429 boys born in 1912 were named Sidney (0.23%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,699 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 16.9% of all boys named Sidney (14,201) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2022
  • Mostly girls until 2021, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,505#86 (1883)#98
1890s1,612#100 (1890)#109
1900s1,981#101 (1908)#112
1910s12,793#80 (1912)#92
1920s14,201#107 (1920)#124
1930s9,420#150 (1930)#159
1940s9,608#169 (1942)#183
1950s9,632#195 (1950)#230
1960s6,844#271 (1961)#296
1970s3,817#361 (1970)#409
1980s3,333#440 (1980)#475
1990s3,829#503 (1995)#521
2000s2,729#593 (2000)#741
2010s1,991#827 (2010)#1,018
2020s907#1,160 (2020)#1,278

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sidney in 1948

girls
#1,031
73 births · 1 in 23,259 girls
boys
#199
991 births · 1 in 1,771 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #1,031Sidney73

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #199Sidney991
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 23,259 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 82.9% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sidney
  1. #1,015Rubye74
  2. #1,015Shiela74
  3. #1,015Suzie74
  4. #1,031Sidney73
  5. #1,031Aida73
  6. #1,031Cherri73
  7. #1,031Deann73
  8. #1,041Abigail72
  9. #1,041Cathrine72
  10. #1,041Dayle72

Tied with 9 names at #1,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 1,771 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 95.3% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sidney
  1. #196Dana1,021
  2. #197Rickey1,020
  3. #198Maurice1,002
  4. #199Sidney991
  5. #200Perry981
  6. #201Edgar975
  7. #202Gerard972
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →