Recorded 1925–2022 Girls' name Peak 1931 43 births

Sydel — girls' name

43 babies named Sydel in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s262020s6
1930s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Sydel was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sydel in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sydel

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Sydel between 1925 and 2022, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sydel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sydel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sydel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sydel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sydel 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 43 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.

Sydel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

43

Since 1925

98 years of records

Peak year

1931

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1925

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2022

Sydel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1925

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1931)
7
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2022193619331932193119281925 5

Sydel by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
26 births that decade — 60% of Sydel's all-time total
1920s111930s262020s6

Sydel by state

Where Sydel concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sydel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 41.9%
New York share of Sydel's total US births 41.9%

18 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sydel?
43 babies have been named Sydel since 1925. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1931 with 7 births.
When was Sydel most popular?
Sydel was most popular in the 1930s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Sydel most popular?
The top states for the name Sydel are New York (18 births).
How long has the name Sydel been used?
Sydel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 98 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Sydel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sydney, Sydnee, Sydni, Sydnie, 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, 1925–2022 (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.