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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,332 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #128 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,021 boysNHWashington: #342 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,321 boysWAIdaho: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,464 boysIDMontana: #213 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,601 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,861 boysMNIllinois: #279 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,520 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedWIMichigan: #254 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,075 boysMINew York: #305 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 4,026 boysNYMassachusetts: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,391 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedRIOregon: #283 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,527 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #189 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,335 boysSDIowa: #254 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,101 boysIAIndiana: #341 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,606 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,420 boysOHPennsylvania: #317 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 6,345 boysPANew Jersey: #369 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,687 boysNJConnecticut: #271 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,462 boysCTCalifornia: #317 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 3,386 boysCAUtah: #228 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,537 boysUTColorado: #295 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,962 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedNEMissouri: #243 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,212 boysMOKentucky: #257 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,603 boysKYWest Virginia: #231 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,158 boysWVVirginia: #169 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,053 boysVAMaryland: #208 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,821 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #264 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,791 boysNMKansas: #272 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,692 boysKSArkansas: #239 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,698 boysARTennessee: #298 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,409 boysTNNorth Carolina: #205 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,391 boysNCSouth Carolina: #193 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,269 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Sidney, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #378 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,828 boysOKLouisiana: #141 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 677 boysLAMississippi: #159 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 910 boysMSAlabama: #178 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,065 boysALGeorgia: #181 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,109 boysGAHawaii: #208 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,042 boysHITexas: #260 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,688 boysTXFlorida: #206 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,390 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#128 · 1 in 1,021
  2. Louisiana#141 · 1 in 677
  3. Mississippi#159 · 1 in 910
  4. Maine#166 · 1 in 1,332
  5. Virginia#169 · 1 in 1,053

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#12861 in 1,021
Louisiana#141641 in 677
Mississippi#159311 in 910
Maine#16681 in 1,332
Virginia#169421 in 1,053
Alabama#178371 in 1,065
Georgia#181451 in 1,109
South Dakota#18961 in 1,335
South Carolina#193241 in 1,269
North Carolina#205391 in 1,391
Florida#206361 in 1,390
Hawaii#20871 in 1,042
Maryland#208181 in 1,821
Montana#21351 in 1,601
Idaho#22251 in 1,464
Utah#22881 in 1,537
West Virginia#231101 in 2,158
Arkansas#239121 in 1,698
Missouri#243221 in 2,212
Iowa#254101 in 3,101
Michigan#254331 in 3,075
Kentucky#257141 in 2,603
Massachusetts#25791 in 6,391
Texas#260741 in 1,688
New Mexico#26471 in 1,791
Connecticut#27161 in 4,462
Kansas#27291 in 2,692
Illinois#279331 in 3,520
Oregon#28351 in 3,527
Ohio#290271 in 4,420
Colorado#29571 in 2,962
Tennessee#298121 in 3,409
New York#305451 in 4,026
California#317521 in 3,386
Pennsylvania#317201 in 6,345
Minnesota#33061 in 6,861
Indiana#341101 in 5,606
Washington#34261 in 5,321
New Jersey#36981 in 7,687
Oklahoma#37851 in 4,828
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wisconsin———
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 1957

girls
#1,135
86 births · 1 in 23,777 girls
boys
#260
844 births · 1 in 2,556 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #1,135Sidney86

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #260Sidney844
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 23,777 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 83.8% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sidney
  1. #1,124Octavia87
  2. #1,124Odessa87
  3. #1,124Susann87
  4. #1,135Sidney86
  5. #1,135Chrystal86
  6. #1,135Deedee86
  7. #1,135Evette86
  8. #1,144Carin85
  9. #1,144Corina85
  10. #1,144Elvia85

Tied with 8 names at #1,135; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 2,556 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 94.3% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sidney
  1. #257Jesus856
  2. #258Ben855
  3. #259Raul846
  4. #260Sidney844
  5. #261Lyle838
  6. #262Rickie834
  7. #263Roberto819
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →