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Sydney

“Variant of Sidney — Wide meadow; alternatively, named for Saint-Denis in France” — Old English/French origin

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

Sydney has appeared in US records since 1886 — best rank #23 (1999) · 178,296 babies named Sydney all-time · 1 in 1,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,300 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Scotland (2025).

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

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
• Sydney Fox — Relic Hunter
• Sydney Andrews — Melrose Place

What Sydneys become

Among 982 notable people named Sydney:

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

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