Girls' name · since 1949
Sidra
Sidra has 1,883 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,883
- born since 1949
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sidra is the #1363 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,883 recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Sidra recorded 1,883 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #1363 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #4,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,363 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,883 born since 1949
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sidra ranks #4,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,363 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,883 born since 1949, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,883
- born since 1949
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sidra's 1,883 recorded births place it above 93.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sidra compares
1,883 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sidra's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sidra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,883 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sidra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sidra's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 162, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sidra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Sidra by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (683 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Sidra's strongest decade.
683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sidra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 119
1970s
119 births
- 1980s 146
1980s
146 births
- 1990s 206
1990s
206 births
- 2000s 269
2000s
269 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s
2020s
683 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 683 births (36% of all-time use).
How Sidra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sidra's total volume
Sidra by state
Where Sidra concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 130 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 121 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 120 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 82 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 52 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 46 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 38 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 25 | 1.3% |
130 of 1,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Sidra appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sidra's data
- New York records the most Sidras (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sidra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sidra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.