Girls' name · since 1936
Sydne
876 babies named Sydne in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 876
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
876 girls have been named Sydne since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sydne has 876 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2012.
- #8,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 876 born since 1936
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sydne ranks #8,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 876 born since 1936, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 876
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sydne's 876 recorded births place it above 88.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sydne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sydne's SSA record in two at 1985 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 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sydne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2012
- Peak year (1996)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Sydne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (416 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Sydne's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sydne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
416 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 416 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sydne 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 Sydne's total volume
Sydne by state
Where Sydne concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
40 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sydne's data
- Sydne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sydnes (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sydne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
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, 1936–2012 (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 Sydne 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.