Syd**
#10,975 most common boys' name of all time · #27,926 across all names · 65% male / 35% female · used 1903–2024 · genuinely unisex
Rank among boys
#10,975
Rank overall
#27,926 of 105,966
First appeared
1903
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
231
Since 2016
32
Peak year
1912
Best rank
#2,727 1964
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Syd first appears in 1903. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,421 |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,804 |
| 2018 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,194 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,856 |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,263 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,805 |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,847 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,362 |
| 2009 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,916 |
| 2008 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,932 |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,962 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,435 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,506 |
| 1969 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,508 |
| 1964 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,727 |
| 1962 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,110 |
| 1960 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,414 |
| 1959 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,711 |
| 1949 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,808 |
| 1947 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,471 |
| 1923 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,358 |
| 1920 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,902 |
| 1919 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,476 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1914 | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| 1912 | 16 | — | 16 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1908 | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| 1907 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1904 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 1903 | 5 | — | 5 | — |