Sydney
SID-nee
GirlBoy
Average rank #379 across 6 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Sidney. This is the name of the largest city in Australia, which was named for Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney in 1788. Since the 1990s this name has been mainly feminine.
Germanic
Of St. Denys.
Popularity
How popular is Sydney?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
Girl
#295
in 2025
Boy
#1,276
in 2025
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland
#284
in 2025
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
#718
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
Girl
#348
in 2025
Boy
#5,021
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
Girl
#238
in 2024
Boy
#1,817
in 2024
馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
#390
in 2025
Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia
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