The first name Sid

In 2025, 19 boys were named Sid, making it the 1,406th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 45 births (#701).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sid with other names.

In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Sid, the 10,522nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 66 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Sid Meier
  Canadian-American game programmer and designer, born 1954
• Sid Caesar
  American comic actor and writer (1922–2014)
• Sid Haig
  American actor (1939–2019)
• Sid Wilson
  American disc jockey, born 1977
• Sid Watkins
  English neurosurgeon and Formula One doctor, 1928–2012
• Sid Grauman
  American showman (1879-1950)
• Sid Abel
  Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2000)
• Sid Fleischman
  American (1920–2010)
• Sid Patterson
  Australian racing cyclist (1927-1999)
• Sid McMath
  34th governor of Arkansas (1912–2003)
• Sid Melton
  American actor (1917-2011)
• Sid Sheinberg
  American lawyer and entertainment executive (1935-2019)

How popular is the name Sid?

In 2025, 19 boys born in England and Wales were named Sid, ranking 1,406th. Its peak was 2011, with 45 births.

Is Sid a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,012 US babies named Sid since 1880 were boys.

When was Sid most popular?

1960 in the United States, when 66 babies were named Sid, its highest rank at 937th.

How do you pronounce Sid?

Sid is /sɪd/, one syllable.

What name is Sid a form of?

Sid is a form of Syd.