Recorded 1987–2013 Girls' name Peak 2000 270 births

Sydny — girls' name

270 babies named Sydny in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1422000s1152010s7
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sydny was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

33 babies were named Sydny in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sydny

The Social Security Administration has registered 270 babies named Sydny between 1987 and 2013, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sydny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sydny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sydny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sydny 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 270 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.

Sydny at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

270

Since 1987

27 years of records

Peak year

2000

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1987

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2013

Sydny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1987

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
33
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Sydny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
142 births that decade — 53% of Sydny's all-time total
1980s61990s1422000s1152010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sydny?
270 babies have been named Sydny since 1987. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 33 births.
When was Sydny most popular?
Sydny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Sydny been used?
Sydny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 27 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Sydny?
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, 1987–2013 (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.