Sidney
#1,872 for girls in 2025, 105 births · #1,323 for boys in 2025, 146 births
Given to boys 77.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1912 · 1,003 births
- Debut · boys
- 142 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 84,202since 1880
Sidney over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,872 | 105 | #1,323 | 146 |
| 2024 | #1,732 | 117 | #1,371 | 137 |
| 2023 | #1,627 | 128 | #1,230 | 160 |
| 2022 | #1,387 | 165 | #1,200 | 166 |
| 2021 | #1,347 | 164 | #1,383 | 132 |
| 2020 | #1,510 | 141 | #1,160 | 166 |
| 2019 | #1,287 | 179 | #1,112 | 177 |
| 2018 | #1,135 | 215 | #1,141 | 168 |
| 2017 | #1,120 | 225 | #1,100 | 177 |
| 2016 | #1,018 | 260 | #1,022 | 196 |
| 2015 | #997 | 270 | #1,086 | 180 |
| 2014 | #916 | 295 | #1,137 | 167 |
| 2013 | #906 | 282 | #948 | 210 |
| 2012 | #831 | 323 | #916 | 226 |
| 2011 | #680 | 413 | #893 | 231 |
| 2010 | #670 | 432 | #827 | 259 |
| 2009 | #529 | 571 | #843 | 254 |
| 2008 | #524 | 583 | #812 | 270 |
| 2007 | #486 | 668 | #839 | 254 |
| 2006 | #426 | 745 | #801 | 255 |
| 2005 | #378 | 834 | #834 | 222 |
| 2004 | #374 | 836 | #717 | 267 |
| 2003 | #330 | 951 | #680 | 285 |
| 2002 | #326 | 939 | #676 | 274 |
| 2001 | #296 | 1,053 | #612 | 315 |
| 2000 | #265 | 1,221 | #593 | 333 |
| 1999 | #258 | 1,218 | #565 | 353 |
| 1998 | #271 | 1,140 | #535 | 374 |
| 1997 | #285 | 1,009 | #523 | 383 |
| 1996 | #337 | 828 | #528 | 375 |
| 1995 | #315 | 883 | #503 | 412 |
| 1994 | #445 | 568 | #509 | 393 |
| 1993 | #566 | 420 | #513 | 401 |
| 1992 | #618 | 366 | #516 | 386 |
| 1991 | #666 | 325 | #506 | 383 |
| 1990 | #921 | 207 | #514 | 369 |
| 1989 | #1,009 | 170 | #517 | 345 |
| 1988 | #1,217 | 123 | #494 | 342 |
| 1987 | #1,398 | 96 | #496 | 322 |
| 1986 | #1,588 | 75 | #495 | 311 |
| 1985 | #1,483 | 83 | #459 | 351 |
| 1984 | #1,703 | 64 | #475 | 311 |
| 1983 | #1,993 | 51 | #459 | 330 |
| 1982 | #2,082 | 49 | #463 | 333 |
| 1981 | #2,375 | 41 | #451 | 335 |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | #440 | 353 |
| 1979 | #2,795 | 31 | #451 | 322 |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 36 | #469 | 296 |
| 1977 | #2,257 | 40 | #425 | 345 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #418 | 344 |
| 1975 | #2,097 | 41 | #418 | 347 |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 | #408 | 366 |
| 1973 | #2,753 | 25 | #399 | 381 |
| 1972 | #2,222 | 34 | #364 | 462 |
| 1971 | #2,542 | 29 | #380 | 445 |
| 1970 | #2,081 | 39 | #361 | 509 |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 | #331 | 549 |
| 1968 | #1,975 | 37 | #317 | 572 |
| 1967 | #1,537 | 53 | #302 | 593 |
| 1966 | #1,335 | 66 | #300 | 615 |
| 1965 | #1,528 | 53 | #297 | 638 |
| 1964 | #1,497 | 57 | #289 | 731 |
| 1963 | #1,372 | 65 | #299 | 672 |
| 1962 | #1,444 | 59 | #276 | 782 |
| 1961 | #1,481 | 57 | #271 | 844 |
| 1960 | #1,131 | 92 | #275 | 848 |
| 1959 | #1,262 | 72 | #277 | 825 |
| 1958 | #1,081 | 94 | #269 | 827 |
| 1957 | #1,135 | 86 | #260 | 844 |
| 1956 | #1,151 | 81 | #237 | 954 |
| 1955 | #1,050 | 92 | #225 | 1,024 |
| 1954 | #1,011 | 94 | #216 | 1,024 |
| 1953 | #1,018 | 89 | #213 | 1,014 |
| 1952 | #884 | 109 | #208 | 1,018 |
| 1951 | #938 | 97 | #202 | 1,026 |
| 1950 | #1,034 | 78 | #195 | 1,076 |
| 1949 | #948 | 88 | #208 | 946 |
| 1948 | #1,031 | 73 | #199 | 991 |
| 1947 | #810 | 116 | #189 | 1,099 |
| 1946 | #874 | 90 | #183 | 1,010 |
| 1945 | #799 | 89 | #185 | 828 |
| 1944 | #827 | 85 | #180 | 901 |
| 1943 | #650 | 137 | #173 | 1,016 |
| 1942 | #689 | 116 | #169 | 1,000 |
| 1941 | #790 | 83 | #172 | 891 |
| 1940 | #827 | 74 | #169 | 926 |
| 1939 | #882 | 63 | #173 | 861 |
| 1938 | #724 | 89 | #168 | 876 |
| 1937 | #870 | 63 | #163 | 905 |
| 1936 | #739 | 81 | #156 | 952 |
| 1935 | #693 | 93 | #153 | 973 |
| 1934 | #756 | 78 | #158 | 932 |
| 1933 | #751 | 77 | #152 | 948 |
| 1932 | #933 | 57 | #158 | 960 |
| 1931 | #1,010 | 48 | #158 | 937 |
| 1930 | #1,059 | 48 | #150 | 1,076 |
| 1929 | #968 | 55 | #149 | 1,058 |
| 1928 | #962 | 60 | #142 | 1,206 |
| 1927 | #1,042 | 54 | #127 | 1,381 |
| 1926 | #893 | 69 | #129 | 1,350 |
| 1925 | #1,160 | 44 | #131 | 1,345 |
| 1924 | #999 | 58 | #119 | 1,502 |
| 1923 | #928 | 62 | #115 | 1,543 |
| 1922 | #1,059 | 51 | #110 | 1,618 |
| 1921 | #946 | 61 | #110 | 1,588 |
| 1920 | #1,005 | 54 | #107 | 1,610 |
| 1919 | #909 | 60 | #96 | 1,715 |
| 1918 | #921 | 60 | #94 | 1,879 |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 | #95 | 1,727 |
| 1916 | #928 | 54 | #95 | 1,659 |
| 1915 | #824 | 63 | #94 | 1,615 |
| 1914 | #942 | 39 | #89 | 1,337 |
| 1913 | #803 | 43 | #89 | 1,073 |
| 1912 | #1,003 | 26 | #80 | 1,003 |
| 1911 | #875 | 24 | #92 | 432 |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | #93 | 353 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | #119 | 233 |
| 1908 | #791 | 24 | #101 | 253 |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | #119 | 200 |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | #101 | 209 |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | #109 | 196 |
| 1904 | #773 | 21 | #106 | 201 |
| 1903 | #789 | 19 | #122 | 162 |
| 1902 | #623 | 28 | #109 | 175 |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | #123 | 134 |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 | #107 | 218 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | #115 | 144 |
| 1898 | #790 | 18 | #109 | 171 |
| 1897 | #660 | 22 | #115 | 149 |
| 1896 | #754 | 18 | #105 | 176 |
| 1895 | #746 | 18 | #105 | 178 |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | #107 | 168 |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | #107 | 163 |
| 1892 | #706 | 17 | #106 | 174 |
| 1891 | #559 | 22 | #122 | 113 |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | #100 | 176 |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 | #110 | 144 |
| 1888 | #837 | 10 | #101 | 168 |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | #101 | 144 |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | #100 | 155 |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | #88 | 170 |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | #107 | 142 |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | #86 | 165 |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | #99 | 146 |
| 1881 | #418 | 16 | #97 | 129 |
| 1880 | #421 | 16 | #95 | 142 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sidney was already there! It came in at #95, and was given to 142 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Sidney is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Dakota#143 · 1 in 780
- North Carolina#252 · 1 in 1,927
- Arkansas#260 · 1 in 1,917
- Alabama#293 · 1 in 2,253
- New Mexico#303 · 1 in 1,938
Best ever in a state: #30 in Louisiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #143 | 6 | 1 in 780 |
| North Carolina | #252 | 24 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Arkansas | #260 | 8 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Alabama | #293 | 12 | 1 in 2,253 |
| New Mexico | #303 | 6 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Tennessee | #318 | 12 | 1 in 2,887 |
| Virginia | #329 | 14 | 1 in 2,990 |
| Mississippi | #338 | 7 | 1 in 2,452 |
| Georgia | #359 | 16 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Louisiana | #365 | 13 | 1 in 2,455 |
| Maryland | #382 | 8 | 1 in 4,011 |
| Oklahoma | #391 | 6 | 1 in 3,425 |
| South Carolina | #419 | 6 | 1 in 3,930 |
| Illinois | #435 | 21 | 1 in 4,133 |
| Wisconsin | #467 | 5 | 1 in 6,619 |
| Pennsylvania | #472 | 12 | 1 in 6,784 |
| Florida | #545 | 15 | 1 in 5,955 |
| Arizona | #549 | 5 | 1 in 6,058 |
| Texas | #565 | 25 | 1 in 5,924 |
| Michigan | #567 | 9 | 1 in 7,714 |
| New York | #585 | 19 | 1 in 7,100 |
| New Jersey | #643 | 6 | 1 in 9,181 |
| California | #662 | 29 | 1 in 9,264 |
| Ohio | #762 | 5 | 1 in 15,621 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sidney
- 48 spots since 2024 (#1,371 → #1,323)
- 163 spots since 2020 (#1,160 → #1,323)
- 237 spots since 2015 (#1,086 → #1,323)
- Biggest jump: 33 spots in 2006 (#834 → #801)
- Biggest drop: 189 spots in 2014 (#948 → #1,137)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1912 at #80 (1,003 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 59 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1910–1919
- Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1880–2013
- Highest: 1 in 429 boys born in 1912 were named Sidney (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,699 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 16.9% of all boys named Sidney (14,201) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2021, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,505 | #86 (1883) | #98 |
| 1890s | 1,612 | #100 (1890) | #109 |
| 1900s | 1,981 | #101 (1908) | #112 |
| 1910s | 12,793 | #80 (1912) | #92 |
| 1920s | 14,201 | #107 (1920) | #124 |
| 1930s | 9,420 | #150 (1930) | #159 |
| 1940s | 9,608 | #169 (1942) | #183 |
| 1950s | 9,632 | #195 (1950) | #230 |
| 1960s | 6,844 | #271 (1961) | #296 |
| 1970s | 3,817 | #361 (1970) | #409 |
| 1980s | 3,333 | #440 (1980) | #475 |
| 1990s | 3,829 | #503 (1995) | #521 |
| 2000s | 2,729 | #593 (2000) | #741 |
| 2010s | 1,991 | #827 (2010) | #1,018 |
| 2020s | 907 | #1,160 (2020) | #1,278 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sidney in 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 10,844 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 93.1% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,004Santana172
- #1,007Hali171
- #1,007Sarina171
- #1,009Sidney170
- #1,009Alyssia170
- #1,009Haleigh170
- #1,009Lucinda170
- #1,014Linsey169
- #1,014Magdalena169
- #1,014Riley169
Tied with 4 names at #1,009; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 5,800 of them was named Sidney, which outranked 94.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.