Sidney

Meaning

“English surname, traditionally 'wide meadow/island', alternatively linked to the French place Saint-Denis”

Forever tied to trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier. Famously borne by Sidney Crosby.

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sidney peaked in the 2000s.

Popularity in Brazil

55,611 people · the #526 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 3,650 · median age 44

Among people named Sidney living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 217 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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The Sidney deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sidney truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sidney fits with your family’s names and surname.

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