Sydney
Notable people and characters named Sydney include:
Meaning & Origin of Sydney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Notable people and characters named Sydney include:
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The Story of Sydney
Sydney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 10,243 Sydneys were born — ranking #23 that year. As of 2026, Sydney ranks #305 for baby girls with 1,017 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 179K Sydneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Sydney
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About the name Sydney
Sydney is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 179K births in the dataset. Sydney's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #23. Use the chart and map above to compare Sydney'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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