Sydney

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Sydney is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 186,796 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 177,413 as girls and 9,383 as boys. Sydney gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2000 and has since declined significantly. It is the #417 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,122
2023	1,040
2022	1,200
2021	1,269
2020	1,276
2019	1,573
2018	1,793
2017	2,053
2016	2,369
2015	2,710
2014	2,905
2013	3,228
2012	3,509
2011	4,039
2010	4,408
2009	5,118
2008	5,345
2007	6,098
2006	6,589
2005	7,452
2004	8,469
2003	8,988
2002	9,110
2001	9,748
2000	10,369
1999	9,758
1998	8,669
1997	8,150
1996	7,387
1995	7,463
1994	4,823
1993	3,164
1992	2,800
1991	2,456
1990	2,104
1989	1,276
1988	971
1987	701
1986	506
1985	475
1984	324
1983	232
1982	209
1981	193
1980	157
1979	139
1978	144
1977	126
1976	148
1975	121
1974	86
1973	94
1972	124
1971	144
1970	161
1969	137
1968	145
1967	184
1966	209
1965	217
1964	235
1963	208
1962	152
1961	185
1960	179
1959	199
1958	173
1957	169
1956	188
1955	183
1954	199
1953	230
1952	267
1951	265
1950	280
1949	262
1948	208
1947	223
1946	229
1945	220
1944	224
1943	266
1942	287
1941	255
1940	153
1939	156
1938	162
1937	184
1936	179
1935	173
1934	183
1933	194
1932	167
1931	116
1930	111
1929	123
1928	125
1927	150
1926	134
1925	154
1924	160
1923	178
1922	191
1921	193
1920	207
1919	201
1918	231
1917	212
1916	244
1915	199
1914	203
1913	166
1912	127
1911	66
1910	57
1909	45
1908	39
1907	27
1906	26
1905	49
1904	34
1903	28
1902	18
1901	20
1900	13
1899	23
1898	11
1897	15
1896	21
1895	24
1894	21
1893	23
1892	21
1891	8
1890	17
1889	18
1888	24
1887	14
1886	18
1885	25
1884	13
1883	11
1882	10
1881	6
1880	12