Syd: Meaning of Baby Name Syd

Syd Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 151 baby boys have been named Syd. The name peaked in 1964 with 10 US births that year (rank #2827). In 2024, ranked #13937 nationally — 11,110 places below its 1964 peak.

Other English-Origin Names Like Syd

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3-Letter Names Starting with S

Names with Syd's exact length and starting letter: Saa, Sal, Sar, Seb, Sen.

Quick Facts About Syd

5,642

English baby names in our dictionary

3,391

English male names

16

3-letter S-names in our dictionary

691

S-male names total

Not in registry

US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Sid	Variant Of Sidney From St. Denis	Male	English

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Compare Syd to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Syd against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

Syd vs Liam 239,320 births since 2014

Syd vs Noah 230,181 births since 2014

Syd vs Oliver 164,076 births since 2014

Syd vs William 159,918 births since 2014

Syd vs James 157,850 births since 2014

Syd vs Elijah 153,351 births since 2014

Syd vs Benjamin 147,449 births since 2014

Syd vs Lucas 141,302 births since 2014

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