Recorded 1915–1979 Girls' name Peak 1940 168 births

Sydna — girls' name

168 babies named Sydna in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s61930s391940s661950s461970s5
1940s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sydna was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sydna in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sydna

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Sydna between 1915 and 1979, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sydna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sydna performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sydna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sydna 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 168 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.

Sydna at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

168

Since 1915

65 years of records

Peak year

1940

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1915

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1979

Sydna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1915

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1940)
15
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 19791955195219461942193919351915 6

Sydna by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
66 births that decade — 39% of Sydna's all-time total
1910s61920s61930s391940s661950s461970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sydna?
168 babies have been named Sydna since 1915. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1940 with 15 births.
When was Sydna most popular?
Sydna was most popular in the 1940s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Sydna been used?
Sydna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 65 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Sydna?
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, 1915–1979 (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.