Syd — #12468 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Syd

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Syd between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Syd currently holds the #12468 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Syd is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 80 additional births since 1903.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syd performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Syd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syd 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 151 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.