Recorded 1948–2003 Girls' name Peak 1996 42 births

Sidne — girls' name

42 babies named Sidne in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Sidne since 1948, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

42
total births
1948–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Sidne was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sidne in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sidne

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Sidne between 1948 and 2003, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sidne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sidne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sidne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sidne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 42 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sidne at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

42

Since 1948

56 years of records

Peak year

1996

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1948

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2003

Sidne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1948

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1996)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
456789 2003200119981996199419571948 7

Sidne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 45% of Sidne's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sidne?
42 babies have been named Sidne since 1948. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1996 with 8 births.
When was Sidne most popular?
Sidne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Sidne been used?
Sidne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 56 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Sidne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sidney, Sidra, Sidnee, Siddhi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.