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Sydney

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sydney: 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 #206 to #472.200020052010201520202025#206#472
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#349
1997#338
1998#263
1999#257
2000#223
2001#206
2002#207
2003#211
2004#218
2005#224
2006#266
2007#272
2008#280
2009#245
2010#289
2011#307
2012#320
2013#378
2014#373
2015#330
2016#415
2017#396
2018#370
2019#424
2020#472
2021#431
2022#427
2023#400
2024#355
2025#295

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 girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #295 among girls in England and Wales, #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #349 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #206 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #295 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 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #206 in England and Wales in 2001.

Sydney'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#295151HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#127622HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#355124HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#92434HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#400104HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#124322HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#42799HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#96731HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#431101HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#178213HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#47285HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#115023HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#424100HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#125320HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#370122HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#101328HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#396111HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#104228HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#415107HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#102228HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#330142HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#90333HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#373120HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#85435HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#378118HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#88233HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#320152HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#111924HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#307159HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#108724HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#289167HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#105526HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#245199HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#74839HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#280169HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#108523HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#272177HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#88329HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#266175HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#93925HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#224211HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#109519HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#218208HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#111017HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#211223HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#94520HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#207210HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#80523HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#206191HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#94717HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#223190HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#91817HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#257155HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#80920HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#263147HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#111012HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#338100HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#96415HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#34998HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#104013HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#7184HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#4369HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#8683HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3519HighVerified

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

Where Sydney is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Sydney, between 1996 and 2025. 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.

England 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 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2018Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
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
England and Wales1996–202530#206 in 2001
Republic of Ireland2001–202511#436 in 2018
Northern Ireland2007–20242#407 in 2024
Scotland20241#351 in 2024

Its high point came 23 years earlier in England and Wales (2001) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

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What is known about Sydney

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
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 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #206 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.