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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedAKMaine: #180 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,561 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNHWashington: #195 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,693 boysWAIdaho: #101 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 490 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #149 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 927 boysNDMinnesota: #202 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,375 boysMNIllinois: #213 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,378 boysILWisconsin: #220 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,560 boysWIMichigan: #192 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,897 boysMINew York: #179 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 2,011 boysNYMassachusetts: #197 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,318 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedRIOregon: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,681 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,614 boysSDIowa: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,880 boysIAIndiana: #240 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,995 boysINOhio: #217 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,671 boysOHPennsylvania: #190 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,464 boysPANew Jersey: #215 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,539 boysNJConnecticut: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,722 boysCTCalifornia: #250 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,490 boysCAUtah: #187 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,201 boysUTColorado: #252 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,337 boysCONebraska: #236 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,470 boysNEMissouri: #229 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,452 boysMOKentucky: #251 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,748 boysKYWest Virginia: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,870 boysWVVirginia: #141 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 805 boysVAMaryland: #212 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,220 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedDEArizona: #261 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,994 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedKSArkansas: #170 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,113 boysARTennessee: #160 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,153 boysTNNorth Carolina: #149 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 881 boysNCSouth Carolina: #143 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 815 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #161 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,312 boysDCOklahoma: #226 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,830 boysOKLouisiana: #93 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 398 boysLAMississippi: #113 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 647 boysMSAlabama: #189 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,312 boysALGeorgia: #145 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 804 boysGAHawaii: #132 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 590 boysHITexas: #213 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,366 boysTXFlorida: #181 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,128 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#93 · 1 in 398
  2. Idaho#101 · 1 in 490
  3. Mississippi#113 · 1 in 647
  4. Hawaii#132 · 1 in 590
  5. Virginia#141 · 1 in 805

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#93891 in 398
Idaho#101141 in 490
Mississippi#113451 in 647
Hawaii#132101 in 590
Virginia#141461 in 805
South Carolina#143351 in 815
Georgia#145541 in 804
North Carolina#149571 in 881
North Dakota#14981 in 927
Tennessee#160341 in 1,153
District of Columbia#161101 in 1,312
Arkansas#170201 in 1,113
New York#179751 in 2,011
Maine#18061 in 1,561
Florida#181271 in 1,128
Utah#18781 in 1,201
Alabama#189291 in 1,312
South Dakota#18951 in 1,614
Pennsylvania#190441 in 2,464
Michigan#192411 in 1,897
Washington#195161 in 1,693
Massachusetts#197111 in 4,318
Minnesota#202151 in 2,375
Oregon#203101 in 1,681
West Virginia#203131 in 1,870
Iowa#206161 in 1,880
Connecticut#21051 in 3,722
Maryland#212111 in 2,220
Illinois#213391 in 2,378
Texas#213761 in 1,366
New Jersey#215131 in 3,539
Ohio#217341 in 2,671
Wisconsin#220111 in 3,560
Oklahoma#226131 in 1,830
Missouri#229171 in 2,452
Nebraska#23661 in 2,470
Indiana#240151 in 2,995
California#250491 in 2,490
Kentucky#251131 in 2,748
Colorado#25271 in 2,337
Arizona#26151 in 1,994
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Delaware———
Kansas———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
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 1950

girls
#1,034
78 births · 1 in 21,962 girls
boys
#195
1,076 births · 1 in 1,664 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #1,034Sidney78

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #195Sidney1,076
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 21,962 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 83.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sidney
  1. #1,026Lonna79
  2. #1,026Marilou79
  3. #1,026Phylis79
  4. #1,034Sidney78
  5. #1,034Allene78
  6. #1,034Nila78
  7. #1,034Pauletta78
  8. #1,041Annemarie77
  9. #1,041Charline77
  10. #1,041Ellyn77

Tied with 6 names at #1,034; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,664 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sidney
  1. #192Oscar1,103
  2. #193Perry1,096
  3. #194Marshall1,082
  4. #195Sidney1,076
  5. #196Rex1,069
  6. #197Kerry1,062
  7. #197Wallace1,062
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →