# Syd (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/syd/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Sid |
| US babies named this | 231 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 151 / 80 (35% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 123, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortening.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 5 | 2,053 |
| 1904 | 8 | 1,466 |
| 1907 | 6 | 2,033 |
| 1908 | 9 | 1,530 |
| 1909 | 6 | 2,191 |
| 1910 | 8 | 1,912 |
| 1911 | 5 | 2,816 |
| 1912 | 16 | 1,413 |
| 1914 | 12 | 2,112 |
| 1916 | 5 | 5,072 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 10 | 2,827 |
| 1969 | 5 | 4,949 |
| 1992 | 6 | 8,316 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12,977 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,662 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10,893 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10,820 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14,080 |
| 2013 | 8 | 9,544 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9,454 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13,934 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12,046 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,741 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10,666 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13,989 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | 1,596 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1,991 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2,087 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1,756 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | 2,544 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4,685 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,483 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,512 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |

## People named Syd

- Syd Mead, American concept artist (1933–2019)
- Syd Field, American screenwriting guru (1935-2013)
- Syd Owen, English footballer and manager (1922-1999)
- Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (1911–1976)
- Syd Puddefoot, English footballer (1894–1972)
- Syd Bishop, English footballer (1900-1949)
- Syd Crossley, actor (1885-1960)
- Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (1870–1929)
- Syd Saylor, actor (1895-1962)
- Syd Ball, Australian tennis player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.