Sidney: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “wide island”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- SID-nee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (23% girls, 77% boys since 1880)
From an English surname and place name, from Old English elements meaning wide and island or riverside meadow. Sidney has been used for both males and females in English.
How popular is Sidney?
Babies named Sidney in 2024254
2024 rank#1,368 boys
Peak year1912
Total US babies since 1880108,736
Sidney is fading: recent use is about 57% of its level ten years before.
Names like Sidney
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Sidney questions
What does the name Sidney mean?
Sidney means "wide island". It comes from English. From an English surname and place name, from Old English elements meaning wide and island or riverside meadow. Sidney has been used for both males and females in English.
Is Sidney a boy or girl name?
Sidney is used for both: about 23% of US babies named Sidney since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Sidney?
254 US babies were named Sidney in 2024. Its peak year was 1912.
How do you pronounce Sidney?
Sidney is usually pronounced SID-nee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.