Albie vs Sidney

Albie and Sidneycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Albie was ranked #19 and Sidney #220 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Albie was ranked #32 and Sidney #727 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Albie was ranked #71 and Sidney #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Albie was ranked #429 and Sidney #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Albie was ranked #5891 and Sidney #1128 among girls in England and Wales.

Albie and Sidney over time

Albie and Sidney appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Sidney held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Albie in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Sidney reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Albie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Albie held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Sidney in 15.
Highest recorded here: Albie #19 in 2024, Sidney #168 in 2021.
The order changed in 2011: Albie moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #288 and #236; by 2011 that had become #218 and #259.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albie #19, Sidney #220.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Albie

Pairs where Albie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jack vs Albie
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2021, Albie #70 in 2023.
Jack · Albie · 10 shared years, 2015–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Muhammad vs Albie
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Muhammad #1 in 2023, Albie #19 in 2024.
Muhammad · Albie · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Alexander vs Albie
Alexander and Albie averaged 19.1 places apart in Scotland · Boys, and 308 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Alexander · Albie · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Close in one country, far apart in another

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Albie, Sidney
Field	Albie	Sidney
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #179 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #220 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Albie and Sidney both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Albie

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #853 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Sidney

Popularity journey

First recorded1973
First recorded at #290 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #168 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1128 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls