Sydney remains a common girls' name (#348 in 2025), down from a peak of #23 in 1999.
Sydney is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #348 among girls (873) and #5,021 among boys (20) — overall #717 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 893 | 893 | #348 | #5,021 |
| 2024 | 1,130 | 1,130 | #288 | #4,179 |
| 2023 | 1,040 | 1,040 | #307 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 1,200 | 1,200 | #272 | #3,680 |
| 2021 | 1,269 | 1,269 | #249 | #3,169 |
| 2020 | 1,277 | 1,277 | #241 | #3,559 |
| 2019 | 1,575 | 1,575 | #197 | #3,044 |
| 2018 | 1,793 | 1,793 | #164 | #3,229 |
| 2017 | 2,053 | 2,053 | #146 | #3,000 |
| 2016 | 2,369 | 2,369 | #135 | #2,656 |
| 2015 | 2,710 | 2,710 | #122 | #2,522 |
| 2014 | 2,905 | 2,905 | #109 | #2,511 |
| 2013 | 3,228 | 3,228 | #98 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 3,509 | 3,509 | #78 | #2,410 |
| 2011 | 4,040 | 4,040 | #65 | #2,051 |
| 2010 | 4,408 | 4,408 | #60 | #1,936 |
| 2009 | 5,120 | 5,120 | #48 | #2,249 |
| 2008 | 5,345 | 5,345 | #49 | #1,821 |
| 2007 | 6,098 | 6,098 | #37 | #2,089 |
| 2006 | 6,589 | 6,589 | #34 | #1,871 |
| 2005 | 7,452 | 7,452 | #30 | #1,751 |
| 2004 | 8,469 | 8,469 | #27 | #1,412 |
| 2003 | 8,988 | 8,988 | #25 | #1,643 |
| 2002 | 9,110 | 9,110 | #23 | #1,606 |
| 2001 | 9,748 | 9,754 | #23 | #1,229 |
| 2000 | 10,369 | 10,369 | #23 | #1,120 |
| 1999 | 9,758 | 9,758 | #23 | #1,186 |
| 1998 | 8,669 | 8,669 | #28 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 8,150 | — | #35 | #1,081 |
| 1996 | 7,387 | — | #39 | #984 |
| 1995 | 7,463 | — | #43 | #1,131 |
| 1994 | 4,823 | — | #76 | #1,267 |
| 1993 | 3,164 | — | #106 | #1,036 |
| 1992 | 2,800 | — | #124 | #1,156 |
| 1991 | 2,456 | — | #134 | #1,295 |
| 1990 | 2,104 | — | #150 | #1,276 |
| 1989 | 1,276 | — | #230 | #1,170 |
| 1988 | 971 | — | #275 | #1,393 |
| 1987 | 701 | — | #365 | #1,464 |
| 1986 | 506 | — | #465 | #1,583 |
| 1985 | 475 | — | #479 | #1,757 |
| 1984 | 324 | — | #624 | #1,577 |
| 1983 | 232 | — | #788 | #1,813 |
| 1982 | 209 | — | #961 | #1,275 |
| 1981 | 193 | — | #954 | #1,573 |
| 1980 | 157 | — | #1,086 | #2,047 |
| 1979 | 138 | — | #1,175 | #2,096 |
| 1978 | 144 | — | #1,161 | #1,648 |
| 1977 | 126 | — | #1,314 | #1,542 |
| 1976 | 148 | — | #1,030 | #1,869 |
| 1975 | 121 | — | #1,239 | #1,780 |
| 1974 | 85 | — | #1,817 | #1,465 |
| 1973 | 94 | — | #1,509 | #1,584 |
| 1972 | 124 | — | #1,246 | #1,345 |
| 1971 | 144 | — | #1,132 | #1,349 |
| 1970 | 161 | — | #1,139 | #1,078 |
| 1969 | 137 | — | #1,077 | #1,462 |
| 1968 | 145 | — | #1,054 | #1,128 |
| 1967 | 184 | — | #907 | #979 |
| 1966 | 208 | — | #762 | #1,160 |
| 1965 | 217 | — | #768 | #1,053 |
| 1964 | 235 | — | #806 | #944 |
| 1963 | 208 | — | #842 | #1,048 |
| 1962 | 152 | — | #1,088 | #1,067 |
| 1961 | 185 | — | #960 | #1,033 |
| 1960 | 179 | — | #944 | #1,097 |
| 1959 | 199 | — | #894 | #974 |
| 1958 | 173 | — | #1,016 | #927 |
| 1957 | 169 | — | #957 | #1,061 |
| 1956 | 189 | — | #926 | #904 |
| 1955 | 182 | — | #841 | #1,090 |
| 1954 | 199 | — | #786 | #1,004 |
| 1953 | 230 | — | #740 | #824 |
| 1952 | 267 | — | #605 | #926 |
| 1951 | 265 | — | #601 | #914 |
| 1950 | 280 | — | #595 | #777 |
| 1949 | 262 | — | #625 | #747 |
| 1948 | 208 | — | #722 | #812 |
| 1947 | 223 | — | #733 | #746 |
| 1946 | 229 | — | #643 | #757 |
| 1945 | 220 | — | #639 | #648 |
| 1944 | 224 | — | #612 | #700 |
| 1943 | 266 | — | #544 | #744 |
| 1942 | 287 | — | #543 | #641 |
| 1941 | 255 | — | #541 | #670 |
| 1940 | 153 | — | #761 | #748 |
| 1939 | 156 | — | #783 | #670 |
| 1938 | 162 | — | #745 | #708 |
| 1937 | 184 | — | #715 | #603 |
| 1936 | 179 | — | #676 | #643 |
| 1935 | 173 | — | #690 | #677 |
| 1934 | 183 | — | #664 | #681 |
| 1933 | 194 | — | #635 | #623 |
| 1932 | 167 | — | #807 | #613 |
| 1931 | 116 | — | #1,121 | #701 |
| 1930 | 111 | — | #1,456 | #691 |
| 1929 | 123 | — | #1,334 | #654 |
| 1928 | 125 | — | #1,537 | #628 |
| 1927 | 150 | — | #1,300 | #588 |
| 1926 | 134 | — | #1,924 | #594 |
| 1925 | 154 | — | #1,742 | #542 |
| 1924 | 160 | — | #1,470 | #562 |
| 1923 | 178 | — | #1,173 | #526 |
| 1922 | 191 | — | #1,535 | #487 |
| 1921 | 193 | — | #1,818 | #473 |
| 1920 | 207 | — | #1,505 | #456 |
| 1919 | 201 | — | #1,192 | #471 |
| 1918 | 231 | — | #1,123 | #428 |
| 1917 | 212 | — | #1,304 | #423 |
| 1916 | 244 | — | #1,142 | #386 |
| 1915 | 199 | — | #1,400 | #413 |
| 1914 | 203 | — | #1,338 | #349 |
| 1913 | 167 | — | #1,270 | #341 |
| 1912 | 126 | — | #1,712 | #361 |
| 1911 | 66 | — | #1,434 | #388 |
| 1910 | 57 | — | #1,204 | #420 |
| 1909 | 45 | — | #1,047 | #486 |
| 1908 | 39 | — | #1,343 | #474 |
| 1907 | 27 | — | #1,795 | #554 |
| 1906 | 26 | — | #1,928 | #519 |
| 1905 | 49 | — | #822 | #409 |
| 1904 | 34 | — | #1,843 | #400 |
| 1903 | 28 | — | #2,054 | #429 |
| 1902 | 18 | — | #2,011 | #646 |
| 1901 | 20 | — | #1,450 | #589 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #729 |
| 1899 | 23 | — | #1,572 | #477 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | — | #699 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | — | #548 |
| 1896 | 21 | — | #1,792 | #533 |
| 1895 | 24 | — | — | #397 |
| 1894 | 21 | — | — | #416 |
| 1893 | 23 | — | — | #382 |
| 1892 | 21 | — | #1,430 | #539 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #760 |
| 1890 | 17 | — | #1,323 | #626 |
| 1889 | 18 | — | — | #442 |
| 1888 | 24 | — | #1,259 | #462 |
| 1887 | 14 | — | — | #484 |
| 1886 | 18 | — | #885 | #642 |
| 1885 | 25 | — | — | #354 |
| 1884 | 13 | — | — | #543 |
| 1883 | 11 | — | — | #589 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #647 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #855 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #560 |