US rank #7291 Girls' name Peak 2000 5,353 births

Sydni — #7291 US girls' name

5,353 babies named Sydni in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s91970s181980s2171990s19462000s25032010s5752020s80
#7291
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sydni was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

468 babies were named Sydni in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sydni

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,353 babies named Sydni between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sydni currently holds the #7291 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 468 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sydni performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,503 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sydni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 495 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Sydni in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sydni 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 5,353 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.

Sydni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,353

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

2000

468 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,291

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sydni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
468
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
-2000200400600 202420182012200620001994198819821947 5

Sydni by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,503 births that decade — 47% of Sydni's all-time total
1940s51960s91970s181980s2171990s19462000s25032010s5752020s80

Sydni by state

Where Sydni concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sydni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
495 9.2%
#2 California
304 5.7%
#3 Louisiana
225 4.2%
#4 Georgia
224 4.2%
#5 Florida
207 3.9%
#6 Illinois
205 3.8%
#7 Michigan
202 3.8%
#8 Ohio
187 3.5%
Texas share of Sydni's total US births 9.2%
Even split

495 of 5,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Sydni appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sydni?
5,353 babies have been named Sydni since 1947. It currently ranks #7291 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 468 births.
When was Sydni most popular?
Sydni was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,503 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Sydni most popular?
The top states for the name Sydni are Texas (495 births), California (304 births), Louisiana (225 births).
How long has the name Sydni been used?
Sydni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sydni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sydney, Sydnee, Sydnie, Sydne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1947–2024 (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.