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First Name
173k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
749
in the U.S.
in 2010

Sydney

Origin: French
Meaning: Contraction of St. Denys
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Gender: Neutral
412^th All Time
31,001^st in 2010

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106k Sidney (French)
8k Sydnee (French)

Nicknames and Given Names for Sydney

3k Sid
199 Syd

How popular is the baby name Sydney in the U.S.?

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	12	0	12
1881	6	0	6
1882	10	0	10
1883	11	0	11
1884	13	0	13
1885	25	0	25
1886	18	8	10
1887	14	0	14
1888	24	6	18
1889	18	0	18
1890	17	6	11
1891	8	0	8
1892	21	6	15
1893	23	0	23
1894	21	0	21
1895	24	0	24
1896	21	5	16
1897	15	0	15
1898	11	0	11
1899	23	6	17
1900	13	0	13
1901	20	7	13
1902	18	5	13
1903	28	5	23
1904	34	6	28
1905	49	21	28
1906	26	6	20
1907	27	7	20
1908	39	11	28
1909	45	16	29
1910	57	15	42
1911	66	12	54
1912	127	12	115
1913	166	21	145
1914	203	23	180
1915	199	27	172
1916	244	39	205
1917	212	32	180
1918	231	44	187
1919	201	40	161
1920	207	30	177
1921	193	24	169
1922	191	30	161
1923	178	44	134
1924	160	33	127
1925	154	25	129
1926	135	21	114
1927	149	38	111
1928	125	28	97
1929	123	33	90
1930	111	29	82
1931	116	41	75
1932	167	72	95
1933	194	107	87
1934	183	103	80
1935	173	94	79
1936	179	97	82
1937	184	91	93
1938	162	87	75
1939	156	77	79
1940	153	85	68
1941	255	171	84
1942	287	187	100
1943	266	190	76
1944	225	146	79
1945	220	132	88
1946	229	152	77
1947	223	137	86
1948	208	137	71
1949	262	176	86
1950	280	202	78
1951	266	206	60
1952	268	208	60
1953	229	152	77
1954	199	143	56
1955	184	134	50
1956	187	120	67
1957	169	117	52
1958	174	106	68
1959	198	136	62
1960	180	128	52
1961	185	127	58
1962	152	100	52
1963	208	155	53
1964	235	169	66
1965	217	167	50
1966	210	168	42
1967	184	128	56
1968	147	102	45
1969	139	107	32
1970	165	105	60
1971	144	104	40
1972	124	84	40
1973	95	64	31
1974	86	50	36
1975	121	93	28
1976	150	123	27
1977	127	90	37
1978	143	109	34
1979	137	112	25
1980	157	130	27
1981	194	155	39
1982	209	155	54
1983	230	200	30
1984	324	285	39
1985	473	438	35
1986	503	461	42
1987	701	651	50
1988	971	914	57
1989	1,275	1,193	82
1990	2,104	2,028	76
1991	2,456	2,380	76
1992	2,801	2,709	92
1993	3,164	3,050	114
1994	4,823	4,737	86	#76 girl name
1995	7,460	7,357	103	#43 girl name
1996	7,385	7,258	127	#39 girl name
1997	8,148	8,031	117	#35 girl name
1998	8,665	8,549	116	#28 girl name
1999	9,757	9,648	109	#23 girl name
2000	10,367	10,242	125	#23 girl name
2001	9,746	9,637	109	#23 girl name
2002	9,108	9,032	76	#23 girl name
2003	8,987	8,910	77	#25 girl name
2004	8,465	8,364	101	#27 girl name
2005	7,450	7,374	76	#30 girl name
2006	6,586	6,513	73	#34 girl name
2007	6,094	6,028	66	#37 girl name
2008	5,338	5,257	81	#49 girl name
2009	5,113	5,054	59	#48 girl name
2010	4,401	4,328	73	#60 girl name
2011	4,036	3,970	66	#65 girl name
2012	3,503	3,450	53	#78 girl name
2013	3,221	3,170	51	#98 girl name
2014	2,896	2,846	50
2015	2,696	2,647	49

Fun Facts about the name Sydney

How many people with the first name Sydney have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 173,018 babies born with the first name Sydney in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sydney to occupy the country of Sao Tome and Principe with an estimated population of 172,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Sydney? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 12 new born babies.
When was Sydney first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sydney is Saturday, January 29th, 1870.
What year had the most people named Sydney born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sydney was in 2000 with a total of 10,242 babies. That's a lot of babies named Sydney!
Random Sydney Factoid: According to the 2002 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sydney ranks 20^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Utah. Imagine that, 138 babies in Utah have the same name as you in 2002.
Weird things about the name Sydney: Your name in reverse order is Yendys. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Eyndys. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Sydney? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 749 people with the last name Sydney.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sydney? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Sydney as their last name since less than 1 person in 400k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Common last names for Sydney

Smith
Brown
Johnson
Jones
Cohen
Williams
Miller
Harris
Davis
Wilson
Green
Taylor
Robinson
Jackson
Goldberg
Hall
Morris
Levine

Common first names for Sydney

George
John

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Sydney	U.S.
█	White	44.99%	64.26%
█	African American	44.06%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	3.47%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.67%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	3.07%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	3.74%	16.26%

Of Last Name Sydney

People with the last name Sydney are most frequently White or African American

Entire United States

Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Sydney" mean? The list below shows the origins of Sydney as well as things modernly associated with the name Sydney such as celebrities named Sydney.

French

Origin and Meaning of Sydney

The name "Sydney" is of French origin, and it means "Contraction of St. Denys". It's a name commonly given to both boys and girls.

Other Dictionary Sources

The largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

Wiktionary

From the French Saint-Denis.

(countable) A surnameâ€‹, a spelling variant of Sidney.
(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
(countable) A female given name transferred from the surname.
(uncountable) A seaport and the state capital of New South Wales in Australia.
(uncountable) A seaport and former city, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia in Canada.
Dharuk, an Aboriginal language of Australia.

Sydney was also found in the following language(s): Catalan, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Slovene

Notable Persons With the Name Sydney

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack was an actor, producer, and director. He was most active from 1950 to 2008. Sydney was given the name Sydney Irwin Pollack on July 1st, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana. He died on May 26th, 2008.

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Syd tha Kyd

Syd tha Kyd is a hip hop music and neo soul lead vocalist, record producer, and disc jockey. They plays Synthesizer, Reason (software), and Vocals. They were most active from 2007 to present. Syd was given the name Sydney Bennett on April 23rd, 1992. Syd is also known as Sydney, Syd, and Frisco.

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Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Sydney Tamiia Poitier is an actress. Her career lasted from 1998 to 1998. Sydney was born as the child of Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus on November 15th, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Sydney is also known as Sydney Tamiia Poitier and Sydney Poitier.

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Sydney Park

Sydney Park is an actress, comedian, and actor. She was most prominent from 2003 to present. Sydney was born on October 31st, 1997 in Philadelphia.

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Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet was an actor. He was most active from 1902 to 1951. Sydney was given the name Sydney Hughes Greenstreet on December 27th, 1879 in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK. He left this life on January 18th, 1954.

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Sydney Penny

Sydney Penny is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1979. Sydney was given the name Sydney Margaret Penny on August 7th, 1971 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

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Sydney Leroux

(soccer player)
Sydney Brenner

(scientist)
Sydney Bromley

(influential individual)
Sydney Chaplin

(actor)
Sydney Carton

(fictional character)
Sydney Alvin Field

(screenwriting guru)
Sydney Barnes

(cricketer)
Sydney Camm

(engineer)
Sydney Youngblood

(singer)
Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens

(notable person)
Sydney Smith Lee

(noteworthy human)
Lady Morgan Sydney

(novelist)
Sydney Fairbairn Rowell

(board of directors)
Sydney Johnson

(important human)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sydney

Kevin Sydney

Kevin Sydney is a comics character.

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The Viscount Sydney

The Viscount Sydney was an office holder. The was born on February 24th, 1733 in Raynham, Norfolk. He breathed his last breath on June 30th, 1800.

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Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney was an actor. His career lasted from 1920 to 1964. Basil was born on April 23rd, 1894 in St Osyth. He breathed his last breath on January 10th, 1968.

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Robin Sydney

Robin Sydney is an actress. She was most prominent from 2000 to present. Robin was given the name Robin Sydney Heymsfield on January 4th, 1984 in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.

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Lady Morgan Sydney

Lady Morgan Sydney was a novelist and governess. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1804 to present. Lady was given the name Sydney Owenson on December 25th, 1781 in Either Dublin, Ireland or the Irish Sea. She died on April 14th, 1859.

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Joan Sydney

Joan Sydney is an actor and actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1968. Joan was born on September 5th, 1936 in London, England, United Kingdom.

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