Sydney

Meaning: Wide meadow
Origin: Variant of Sidney · Alternatively named for Saint-Denis in France (from Old English/French)

Girl's name · #348 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Sydney reached its best rank, #23, in 1999 and ranked #348 in 2025. Roughly 178,000 girls have been named Sydney since 1886.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#296 in England & Wales (2025) · #299 in Scotland (2025) · #390 in New Zealand (2025) · #868 in Ireland (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,462 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,774 in France (2025) · #239 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sydneys

Sydney Sweeney — American actress (born 1997)
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone — American hurdler and sprinter
Sydney Leroux — Canadian-born American soccer player
Sydney Chandler — American actress
Sydney Lohmann — German association football player

In stories & tradition

Sydney Bristow — Alias (TV series)
Sydney Fox — Relic Hunter (TV series)
Sydney Andrews — Melrose Place (TV series)

What Sydneys become

Among 982 notable people named Sydney:

Sports figures appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, American hurdler and sprinter.

Similar names: Sidney · Jocelyn · Sierra · Imani · Hope · Destiny

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