Sidney

Primarily a boy's name · 92% boys

Sidney first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 249 babies (rank #230 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sidney

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,007

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

249

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	47	#433
1997	43	#461
1998	52	#418
1999	54	#416
2000	60	#386
2001	51	#426
2002	66	#370
2003	72	#374
2004	91	#331
2005	106	#303
2006	137	#269
2007	137	#287
2008	176	#246
2009	183	#242
2010	203	#236
2011	185	#260
2012	211	#240
2013	222	#233
2014	208	#252
2015	249	#230
2016	224	#242