Sidney vs Yvonne
Sidney and Yvonnecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2004, Sidney was ranked #677 and Yvonne #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Sidney was ranked #1271 and Yvonne #3035 among girls in England and Wales.
Sidney and Yvonne over time
Sidney and Yvonne appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Sidney held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yvonne 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.
Yvonne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sidney 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Sidney and Yvonne changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1271 and #3035.
- Longest-running competitions
Sidney and Yvonne were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1271 and #3035.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Sidney held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Yvonne in 11.
Highest recorded here: Sidney #906 in 2023, Yvonne #753 in 1996.
The order changed in 2018: Sidney moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #3229 and #2090; by 2018 that had become #2090 and #5666.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sidney #1271, Yvonne #3035.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Sidney | Yvonne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #203 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sidney has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Yvonne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #168 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1271 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Yvonne
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #319 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls