Sidney

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Sidney is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (18% of births). There have been 108,736 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 84,056 as boys and 24,680 as girls. Sidney gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #645 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 254
2023 288
2022 331
2021 296
2020 307
2019 355
2018 383
2017 402
2016 456
2015 450
2014 462
2013 492
2012 549
2011 644
2010 691
2009 825
2008 853
2007 922
2006 1,000
2005 1,056
2004 1,103
2003 1,236
2002 1,213
2001 1,368
2000 1,554
1999 1,571
1998 1,514
1997 1,392
1996 1,203
1995 1,295
1994 961
1993 821
1992 752
1991 708
1990 575
1989 515
1988 465
1987 418
1986 386
1985 434
1984 375
1983 381
1982 382
1981 376
1980 382
1979 353
1978 332
1977 385
1976 367
1975 388
1974 395
1973 406
1972 496
1971 474
1970 549
1969 581
1968 609
1967 646
1966 681
1965 691
1964 788
1963 737
1962 841
1961 900
1960 940
1959 898
1958 921
1957 930
1956 1,035
1955 1,116
1954 1,118
1953 1,102
1952 1,128
1951 1,123
1950 1,154
1949 1,034
1948 1,064
1947 1,215
1946 1,100
1945 918
1944 985
1943 1,153
1942 1,116
1941 974
1940 1,001
1939 924
1938 965
1937 968
1936 1,033
1935 1,066
1934 1,010
1933 1,025
1932 1,017
1931 985
1930 1,124
1929 1,113
1928 1,266
1927 1,435
1926 1,419
1925 1,389
1924 1,560
1923 1,605
1922 1,669
1921 1,649
1920 1,664
1919 1,775
1918 1,939
1917 1,782
1916 1,713
1915 1,678
1914 1,376
1913 1,116
1912 1,029
1911 456
1910 367
1909 245
1908 277
1907 220
1906 225
1905 213
1904 222
1903 181
1902 203
1901 151
1900 241
1899 156
1898 189
1897 171
1896 194
1895 196
1894 179
1893 180
1892 191
1891 135
1890 191
1889 159
1888 178
1887 152
1886 165
1885 180
1884 153
1883 174
1882 155
1881 145
1880 158