Sidra
Sidra is a given name of Latin origin meaning "Goddess of the stars" or "like a star". The name Sidra is also an Islamic name, short for Sidrat al-Muntaha, a holy tree at the end of the seventh heaven. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Sidra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sidra is a given name of Latin origin meaning "Goddess of the stars" or "like a star". The name Sidra is also an Islamic name, short for Sidrat al-Muntaha, a holy tree at the end of the seventh heaven. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Sidra
Sidra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1949, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 138 Sidras were born — ranking #1,552 that year. As of 2026, Sidra ranks #1,552 for baby girls with 138 births, rising sharply (+80% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Sidras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sidra
Sidra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sidra's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Sidra'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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