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Sydney name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sydney ranks #348 in female records (873 reported) and #5,021 in male records (20 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#348 · 873 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 231 female records (1,104 to 873); rank moved from #288 to #348.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 358 female records (1,231 to 873); rank moved from #249 to #348.
2025 male rank and count
#5,021 · 20 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 6 male records (26 to 20); rank moved from #4,179 to #5,021.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 18 male records (38 to 20); rank moved from #3,169 to #5,021.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,322 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Sydney becoming more popular?

Sydney's reported female count decreased by 231 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #288 to #348. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sydney in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SydneyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,3220201620252016: 2,322 female records2017: 2,013 female records2018: 1,757 female records2019: 1,535 female records2020: 1,246 female records2021: 1,231 female records2022: 1,169 female records2023: 1,003 female records2024: 1,104 female records2025: 873 female records2016: 47 male records2017: 40 male records2018: 36 male records2019: 40 male records2020: 31 male records2021: 38 male records2022: 31 male records2023: 37 male records2024: 26 male records2025: 20 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025873348205,021
20241,104288264,179
20231,003307373,279
20221,169272313,680
20211,231249383,169
20201,246241313,559
20191,535197403,044
20181,757164363,229
20172,013146403,000
20162,322135472,656

Questions about Sydney’s popularity

How common is Sydney in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sydney ranks #348 in female records (873 reported) and #5,021 in male records (20 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sydney?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sydney only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Sydney creates a match.

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