Sid

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Sid is a nickname deriving from the given name Sidney, Siddhartha, Sidonia, Siddiq or Sidra, though it is also used by people with other given names.

From Wikipedia

Sid first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 66 babies (rank #937 that year). In 2024 it was given to 22 boys (rank #4,669). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Sid

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sid yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,005

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Sid

Sid Meiervideo game designer · b. 1954
Sid Caesarautobiographer · b. 1922
Sid Haigfilm actor · b. 1939
Sid Wilsonrecord producer · b. 1977

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	7	#798
1881	10	#586
1882	11	#606
1883	10	#637
1884	19	#427
1886	14	#505
1887	10	#625
1888	9	#748
1889	8	#780
1890	12	#597
1891	10	#630
1892	13	#592
1893	14	#532
1894	14	#562
1895	8	#864
1896	8	#887
1897	7	#930
1898	12	#658
1899	9	#774
1900	5	#1,477
1901	7	#934
1902	9	#854
1903	8	#901
1904	9	#867
1905	12	#734
1906	6	#1,232
1907	7	#1,187
1908	10	#939
1909	9	#1,076
1910	15	#817
1911	7	#1,516
1912	23	#966
1913	25	#1,021
1914	23	#1,254
1915	34	#1,121
1916	26	#1,369
1917	30	#1,259
1918	22	#1,642
1919	26	#1,445
1920	35	#1,231
1921	34	#1,265
1922	36	#1,216
1923	31	#1,317
1924	29	#1,407
1925	31	#1,327
1926	32	#1,292
1927	38	#1,175
1928	30	#1,350
1929	32	#1,266
1930	30	#1,327
1931	30	#1,277
1932	30	#1,251
1933	33	#1,156
1934	31	#1,211
1935	21	#1,536
1936	35	#1,116
1937	41	#999
1938	26	#1,335
1939	30	#1,216
1940	26	#1,331
1941	32	#1,185
1942	37	#1,137
1943	29	#1,304
1944	29	#1,254
1945	23	#1,405
1946	41	#1,091
1947	41	#1,145
1948	40	#1,142
1949	37	#1,181
1950	27	#1,428
1951	14	#2,127
1952	23	#1,612
1953	18	#1,890
1954	27	#1,493
1955	21	#1,720
1956	33	#1,360
1957	50	#1,088
1958	47	#1,125
1959	65	#962
1960	66	#937
1961	63	#978
1962	38	#1,276
1963	41	#1,225
1964	42	#1,196
1965	23	#1,666
1966	28	#1,482
1967	23	#1,646
1968	23	#1,688
1969	25	#1,671
1970	21	#1,981
1971	14	#2,668
1972	23	#1,921
1973	16	#2,498
1974	12	#3,100
1975	16	#2,624
1976	14	#2,936
1977	9	#4,111
1978	13	#3,199
1979	9	#4,348
1980	11	#3,812
1981	6	#6,141
1982	11	#3,915
1983	13	#3,390
1984	8	#4,901
1985	6	#6,417
1986	9	#4,786
1987	14	#3,480
1988	9	#5,160
1989	8	#6,138
1990	8	#6,330
1992	9	#6,069
1993	11	#5,301
1994	7	#7,641
1995	7	#7,686
1996	8	#7,028
1997	10	#6,022
1998	11	#5,782
1999	9	#7,020
2000	14	#5,261
2001	12	#5,959
2002	14	#5,358
2003	19	#4,395
2004	16	#5,206
2005	10	#7,565
2006	27	#3,764
2007	28	#3,779
2008	29	#3,725
2009	28	#3,810
2010	23	#4,344
2011	25	#4,088
2012	19	#5,013
2013	26	#3,945
2014	25	#4,112
2015	18	#5,257
2016	16	#5,756
2017	14	#6,289
2018	22	#4,587
2019	21	#4,780
2020	14	#6,238
2021	20	#4,903
2022	15	#6,102
2023	16	#5,880
2024	22	#4,669