Sid
Sid was the 10522nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 427th; the most babies were born in 1960 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,265 places. More babies were named Sid in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,522 boys, down 4,280 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196066 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,012babies recorded
Sid popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,522 | 7 |
| 2020 | #6,242 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,344 | 23 |
| 2000 | #5,262 | 14 |
| 1990 | #6,330 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,812 | 11 |
| 1970 | #1,981 | 21 |
| 1960 | #937 | 66 |
| 1950 | #1,428 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,331 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,326 | 30 |
| 1920 | #1,231 | 35 |
| 1910 | #817 | 15 |
| 1900 | #1,477 | 5 |
| 1890 | #597 | 12 |
| 1880 | #798 | 7 |
How popular is Sid, counting every spelling?
Sid is the most common spelling of a name family that had 14 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid | 7 | #10,522 | 80 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sid?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sid (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sid born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sid?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Sid are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 19 and 67. That makes Sid mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sid by state
How common Sid was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sid: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sid, they share its era and feel.
Sid is also a nickname for Sidney.
Questions about the name Sid
How popular is the name Sid?
Sid was the 10522nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 427th; the most babies were born in 1960 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,265 places. More babies were named Sid in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Sid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sid in the US.
Where is Sid most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sid was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).