Girls' name · since 1898
Sydell
598 babies named Sydell in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 598
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
Sydell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 598 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Sydell recorded 598 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1989.
- #10,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 598 born since 1898
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sydell ranks #10,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 598 born since 1898, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 598
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
Sydell's 598 recorded births place it above 85.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sydell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sydell's full recorded timeline at 1932, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sydell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1989
- Peak year (1929)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Sydell by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (210 births, 35% of the file).
1930s was Sydell's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sydell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s
1920s
195 births
- 1930s
1930s
210 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 210 births (35% of all-time use).
How Sydell 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 Sydell's total volume
Sydell by state
Where Sydell concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 429 | 71.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
429 of 598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sydell's data
- Sydell's decade-level peak was the 1930s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sydells (429 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sydell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1898–1989 (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 Sydell 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.