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Girl

Sydney

Rooted in Old English, Sydney is a girl's name that means "Wide meadow". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. 2000 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

Old EnglishWide meadow
Old EnglishOr Saint Denis
Also spelled: Sidney
Births by decade
1900s
299
1910s
1,706
1920s
1,615
1930s
1,625
1940s
2,328
1950s
2,153
1960s
1,856
1970s
1,290
1980s
5,036
1990s
56,767
2000s
77,265
2010s
25,187
Peaked in the 2000s · 177,127 total U.S. births since 1900