Sidi
Sidi or Sayidi, also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, is an Arabic masculine title of respect. Sidi is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Without the first person possessive object pronoun -ī (ي-), the word is used similarly in other dialects, in which case it would be the equivalent to modern popular usage of the English Mr.
Meaning & Origin of Sidi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sidi or Sayidi, also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, is an Arabic masculine title of respect. Sidi is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Without the first person possessive object pronoun -ī (ي-), the word is used similarly in other dialects, in which case it would be the equivalent to modern popular usage of the English Mr.
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The Story of Sidi
Sidi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 16 Sidis were born — ranking #5,478 that year. As of 2026, Sidi ranks #8,137 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 102 Sidis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sidi
Sidi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Sidi's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #5,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Sidi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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