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Sidney

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What official birth registration shows about Sidney: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #906 to #4012.200020052010201520202025#906#4012
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2350
1997#2411
1998#1979
1999#1970
2000#1139
2001#1870
2002#1928
2003#1325
2004#1617
2005#1589
2006#1862
2007#1741
2008#1718
2009#1526
2010#4012
2011#2150
2012#2969
2013#2460
2014#2203
2015#2945
2016#2547
2017#3229
2018#2090
2019#1389
2020#1846
2021#1224
2022#1180
2023#906
2024#1128
2025#1271

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 7 of the 50 years from 1973 to 2022.

In 2024: #220 among boys in England and Wales, #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, #727 among boys in Scotland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1973–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #168 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1271 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1973 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #168 in England and Wales in 2021.

Sidney's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#127125HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#203247HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#112830HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#220224HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#90639HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#199248HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#118028HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#195266HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#122427HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#168319HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#184615HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#201252HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#138922HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#206247HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#215245HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#32297HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#242223HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#254710HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#242224HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#29458HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#230249HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#220312HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#252208HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#246010HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#233222HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#29698HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#240211HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#215012HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#259185HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#40125HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#236203HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#152618HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#242183HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#171815HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#246176HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#174114HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#287137HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#186212HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#266137HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#158914HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#301106HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#161713HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#32891HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#132516HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#37172HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#19289HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#36666HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#18709HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#42151HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#113917HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#38160HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#19708HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#41154HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#19798HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#41552HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#45543HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#23506HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#42747HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sidney is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Sidney, between 1973 and 2025, in 32 of those 53 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1973England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419732025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1973–20228#290 in 1973
England and Wales1996–202530#168 in 2021
Northern Ireland20241#404 in 2024
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 51 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1973) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 20 years after 1975; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Sidney

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1973–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1973 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #168 in England and Wales in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.