Sydney Unisex

Popularity: #899 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Sydney

Sydney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor and film director, known for his groundbreaking roles in the 1960s.

Sydney Carton is a character in Charles Dickens' novel 'A Tale of Two Cities', known for his sacrifice and redemption.

Sydney Brenner was a South African biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2002.

Sydney Sweeney is an American actress known for her roles in 'Euphoria' and 'The White Lotus'.

Fictional characters named Sydney

Sydney Bristow is the main character in the television series 'Alias', known for her role as a double agent.

Sydney the kangaroo is a character in the animated series 'The Amazing World of Gumball', known for her adventurous spirit.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Sydney was first seen in the United States in 1880. Sydney has ranked as high as #638 nationally, which occurred in 1916, and has been most popular in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Texas. In the past 5 years the name Sydney has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Sydney (2022)

Year: 2022 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1984 1983 1982 1981 1977 1973 1972 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	5	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	12
1881	6
1882	10
1883	11
1884	13
1885	25
1886	10
1887	14
1888	18
1889	18
1890	11
1891	8
1892	15
1893	23
1894	21
1895	24
1896	16
1897	15
1898	11
1899	17
1900	13
1901	13
1902	13
1903	23
1904	28
1905	28
1906	20
1907	20
1908	28
1909	29
1910	42
1911	54
1912	115
1913	145
1914	180
1915	172
1916	205
1917	180
1918	187
1919	161
1920	177
1921	169
1922	161
1923	134
1924	127
1925	129
1926	113
1927	112
1928	97
1929	90
1930	82
1931	75
1932	95
1933	87
1934	80
1935	79
1936	82
1937	93
1938	75
1939	79
1940	68
1941	84
1942	100
1943	76
1944	79
1945	88
1946	77
1947	86
1948	71
1949	86
1950	78
1951	60
1952	60
1953	77
1954	56
1955	49
1956	68
1957	52
1958	68
1959	63
1960	51
1961	58
1962	52
1963	53
1964	66
1965	50
1966	42
1967	56
1968	45
1969	31
1970	58
1971	40
1972	40
1973	31
1974	36
1975	28
1976	27
1977	37
1978	34
1979	25
1980	27
1981	39
1982	54
1983	31
1984	39
1985	35
1986	42
1987	50
1988	57
1989	83
1990	76
1991	76
1992	92
1993	114
1994	86
1995	103
1996	128
1997	118
1998	116
1999	109
2000	126
2001	109
2002	76
2003	77
2004	101
2005	76
2006	73
2007	66
2008	81
2009	59
2010	73
2011	66
2012	53
2013	51
2014	50
2015	50
2016	47
2017	40
2018	36
2019	40
2020	31
2021	38
2022	31
2023	37
2024	25