Sidney
4 countries#1323 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Sidney was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
108,987 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1323 · peaked in 1918 with 1,939 births
Most common in: New York, Texas, California, Louisiana, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
2,430 births recorded 1916–2022 · currently #3048 · peaked in 2001 with 97 births
Most common in: Paris, Guadeloupe, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
44 births recorded 1975–2025 · currently #333 · peaked in 2025 with 13 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 2024–2024 · peaked in 2024 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Sidney’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #801 | — |
| 2007 | #839 | ↓38 |
| 2008 | #812 | ↑27 |
| 2009 | #843 | ↓31 |
| 2010 | #827 | ↑16 |
| 2011 | #893 | ↓66 |
| 2012 | #916 | ↓23 |
| 2013 | #948 | ↓32 |
| 2014 | #1137 | ↓189 |
| 2015 | #1086 | ↑51 |
| 2016 | #1022 | ↑64 |
| 2017 | #1100 | ↓78 |
| 2018 | #1141 | ↓41 |
| 2019 | #1112 | ↑29 |
| 2020 | #1160 | ↓48 |
| 2021 | #1383 | ↓223 |
| 2022 | #1200 | ↑183 |
| 2023 | #1230 | ↓30 |
| 2024 | #1371 | ↓141 |
| 2025 | #1323 | ↑48 |
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