Syd vs Sydney

Side-by-side comparison of Syd and Sydney — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Syd

Boy name · Rank #12468

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Name B

Sydney

Girl name · Rank #288

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Metric Syd Sydney
Current Rank #12468 #288
Total Births (all years) 151 177,413
Peak Year 1964 2000
Peak Year Births 10 10,243
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1919 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Syd Sydney
1880ss — 14
1890ss — 23
1900ss — 84
1910ss 7 265
1920ss 11 306
1930ss — 798
1940ss 11 1,512
1950ss 6 1,522
1960ss 30 1,347
1970ss — 931
1980ss — 4,587
1990ss 6 55,756
2000ss 27 76,442
2010ss 48 28,081
2020ss 5 5,745

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Syd Sydney
2014 — 2,855
2015 8 2,660
2016 5 2,322
2017 6 2,013
2018 9 1,757
2019 7 1,533
2020 — 1,245
2021 — 1,231
2022 — 1,169
2023 — 1,003
2024 5 1,097

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–2024.

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