Sydney

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GirlBoy

Average rank #379 across 6 of 7 countries

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.

How popular is Sydney?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

Girl

#295

in 2025

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#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

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