Sidney is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Sidney is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,327 among boys (146) and #1,878 among girls (105) — overall #1,915 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 251 | 251 | #1,878 | #1,327 |
| 2024 | 254 | 254 | #1,742 | #1,380 |
| 2023 | 288 | 288 | #1,634 | #1,233 |
| 2022 | 331 | 331 | #1,394 | #1,203 |
| 2021 | 296 | 296 | #1,351 | #1,393 |
| 2020 | 307 | 307 | #1,515 | #1,164 |
| 2019 | 356 | 356 | #1,290 | #1,115 |
| 2018 | 383 | 383 | #1,140 | #1,150 |
| 2017 | 402 | 402 | #1,122 | #1,103 |
| 2016 | 456 | 456 | #1,021 | #1,026 |
| 2015 | 450 | 450 | #1,002 | #1,088 |
| 2014 | 462 | 462 | #916 | #1,141 |
| 2013 | 492 | 492 | #908 | #954 |
| 2012 | 549 | 549 | #832 | #919 |
| 2011 | 644 | 644 | #681 | #894 |
| 2010 | 691 | 691 | #670 | #828 |
| 2009 | 825 | 825 | #530 | #847 |
| 2008 | 853 | 853 | #525 | #814 |
| 2007 | 922 | 922 | #487 | #842 |
| 2006 | 1,000 | 1,000 | #426 | #804 |
| 2005 | 1,056 | 1,056 | #378 | #838 |
| 2004 | 1,103 | 1,103 | #374 | #719 |
| 2003 | 1,236 | 1,236 | #330 | #681 |
| 2002 | 1,213 | 1,213 | #326 | #677 |
| 2001 | 1,368 | 1,368 | #296 | #615 |
| 2000 | 1,554 | 1,554 | #265 | #595 |
| 1999 | 1,571 | 1,571 | #258 | #567 |
| 1998 | 1,514 | 1,514 | #271 | #536 |
| 1997 | 1,392 | — | #285 | #523 |
| 1996 | 1,203 | — | #337 | #528 |
| 1995 | 1,295 | — | #315 | #503 |
| 1994 | 961 | — | #446 | #509 |
| 1993 | 821 | — | #567 | #513 |
| 1992 | 752 | — | #619 | #518 |
| 1991 | 708 | — | #666 | #508 |
| 1990 | 576 | — | #923 | #514 |
| 1989 | 515 | — | #1,013 | #517 |
| 1988 | 465 | — | #1,223 | #495 |
| 1987 | 418 | — | #1,403 | #496 |
| 1986 | 386 | — | #1,601 | #495 |
| 1985 | 434 | — | #1,488 | #460 |
| 1984 | 375 | — | #1,724 | #476 |
| 1983 | 381 | — | #2,019 | #460 |
| 1982 | 382 | — | #2,107 | #463 |
| 1981 | 376 | — | #2,402 | #453 |
| 1980 | 382 | — | #3,058 | #440 |
| 1979 | 353 | — | #2,849 | #453 |
| 1978 | 332 | — | #2,463 | #471 |
| 1977 | 385 | — | #2,300 | #426 |
| 1976 | 367 | — | #3,172 | #418 |
| 1975 | 388 | — | #2,130 | #418 |
| 1974 | 395 | — | #2,602 | #409 |
| 1973 | 406 | — | #2,817 | #399 |
| 1972 | 496 | — | #2,268 | #365 |
| 1971 | 474 | — | #2,587 | #380 |
| 1970 | 548 | — | #2,112 | #361 |
| 1969 | 581 | — | #2,288 | #331 |
| 1968 | 609 | — | #1,994 | #317 |
| 1967 | 646 | — | #1,557 | #302 |
| 1966 | 681 | — | #1,347 | #300 |
| 1965 | 691 | — | #1,543 | #298 |
| 1964 | 788 | — | #1,515 | #289 |
| 1963 | 737 | — | #1,387 | #300 |
| 1962 | 841 | — | #1,453 | #276 |
| 1961 | 901 | — | #1,495 | #271 |
| 1960 | 940 | — | #1,137 | #275 |
| 1959 | 897 | — | #1,272 | #277 |
| 1958 | 921 | — | #1,088 | #269 |
| 1957 | 930 | — | #1,142 | #260 |
| 1956 | 1,035 | — | #1,157 | #237 |
| 1955 | 1,116 | — | #1,054 | #225 |
| 1954 | 1,118 | — | #1,013 | #216 |
| 1953 | 1,103 | — | #1,024 | #213 |
| 1952 | 1,127 | — | #886 | #208 |
| 1951 | 1,123 | — | #943 | #202 |
| 1950 | 1,154 | — | #1,038 | #195 |
| 1949 | 1,034 | — | #957 | #208 |
| 1948 | 1,064 | — | #1,038 | #199 |
| 1947 | 1,215 | — | #814 | #189 |
| 1946 | 1,100 | — | #879 | #183 |
| 1945 | 917 | — | #802 | #186 |
| 1944 | 986 | — | #831 | #180 |
| 1943 | 1,153 | — | #650 | #173 |
| 1942 | 1,116 | — | #694 | #169 |
| 1941 | 974 | — | #797 | #172 |
| 1940 | 1,000 | — | #833 | #169 |
| 1939 | 924 | — | #888 | #173 |
| 1938 | 965 | — | #729 | #168 |
| 1937 | 968 | — | #875 | #163 |
| 1936 | 1,033 | — | #747 | #156 |
| 1935 | 1,066 | — | #700 | #153 |
| 1934 | 1,010 | — | #763 | #159 |
| 1933 | 1,025 | — | #753 | #152 |
| 1932 | 1,017 | — | #939 | #159 |
| 1931 | 985 | — | #1,020 | #158 |
| 1930 | 1,124 | — | #1,071 | #150 |
| 1929 | 1,113 | — | #978 | #149 |
| 1928 | 1,266 | — | #965 | #142 |
| 1927 | 1,435 | — | #1,054 | #127 |
| 1926 | 1,419 | — | #900 | #129 |
| 1925 | 1,389 | — | #1,174 | #131 |
| 1924 | 1,560 | — | #1,016 | #119 |
| 1923 | 1,605 | — | #939 | #115 |
| 1922 | 1,669 | — | #1,076 | #110 |
| 1921 | 1,649 | — | #954 | #110 |
| 1920 | 1,664 | — | #1,016 | #107 |
| 1919 | 1,775 | — | #915 | #96 |
| 1918 | 1,939 | — | #927 | #94 |
| 1917 | 1,782 | — | #942 | #95 |
| 1916 | 1,713 | — | #939 | #95 |
| 1915 | 1,678 | — | #827 | #94 |
| 1914 | 1,376 | — | #951 | #89 |
| 1913 | 1,116 | — | #808 | #90 |
| 1912 | 1,029 | — | #1,028 | #80 |
| 1911 | 456 | — | #896 | #92 |
| 1910 | 367 | — | #1,260 | #93 |
| 1909 | 245 | — | #1,276 | #119 |
| 1908 | 277 | — | #807 | #101 |
| 1907 | 220 | — | #866 | #119 |
| 1906 | 225 | — | #957 | #101 |
| 1905 | 213 | — | #920 | #109 |
| 1904 | 222 | — | #804 | #107 |
| 1903 | 181 | — | #809 | #122 |
| 1902 | 203 | — | #639 | #110 |
| 1901 | 151 | — | #824 | #123 |
| 1900 | 241 | — | #777 | #108 |
| 1899 | 156 | — | #974 | #115 |
| 1898 | 189 | — | #814 | #109 |
| 1897 | 171 | — | #678 | #115 |
| 1896 | 194 | — | #787 | #105 |
| 1895 | 196 | — | #768 | #106 |
| 1894 | 179 | — | #990 | #107 |
| 1893 | 180 | — | #736 | #108 |
| 1892 | 191 | — | #723 | #106 |
| 1891 | 135 | — | #571 | #124 |
| 1890 | 191 | — | #722 | #100 |
| 1889 | 159 | — | #683 | #111 |
| 1888 | 178 | — | #884 | #101 |
| 1887 | 152 | — | #930 | #101 |
| 1886 | 165 | — | #771 | #101 |
| 1885 | 180 | — | #737 | #88 |
| 1884 | 153 | — | #677 | #107 |
| 1883 | 174 | — | #687 | #86 |
| 1882 | 155 | — | #671 | #100 |
| 1881 | 145 | — | #431 | #99 |
| 1880 | 158 | — | #433 | #96 |