Sydney

Meaning: Wide island
Origin: English surname — Variant of Sidney

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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#258 in Canada (2025) · #284 in Scotland (2025) · #295 in England & Wales (2025) · #390 in New Zealand (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,462 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,774 in France (2025) · #4,590 in Italy (2024) · #407 in N. Ireland (2024) · #944 in Poland (2024) · #3,613 in Austria (2022) and 3 more.

Famous Sydneys

Sydney Sweeney — American actress (born 1997)
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone — American hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)
Sydney Chandler — American actress (born 1996)
Sydney Tamiia Poitier — American actress (born 1973)
Sydney Park — American actress (born 1997)

In stories & tradition

Sydney Bristow — Fictional character in the television series Alias
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 (born 1999).

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

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