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Why parents love Sidney- Sidney Poitier broke Hollywood's colour barrier — first Black Best Actor Oscar.
- Sidney Crosby is hockey's greatest active player.
- Scream's Sidney Prescott is the ultimate final girl.
- Two syllables with a clean, open sound: SID-nee.
- It works for any gender — proven for decades.
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The vibe of Sidney
PoitierOscarCrosbyScreamwide-meadowfinal girlbarrier-breakinghockey
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Origin & history of Sidney
Old English sīd (wide) + ēg (island/meadow)
→ English Sidney
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English / French roots
Sidney comes from the Old English meaning wide meadow or wide island. Sidney Poitier (1927–2022) was the first Black man to win the Best Actor Academy Award — one of the most important moments in Hollywood history. Sidney Crosby is widely considered the greatest active hockey player. Scream's Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is the ultimate final girl.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Medieval as a place name; Sidney Poitier (1927–2022).
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Today
Sidney remains a beloved choice, ranking #1185 in the US. 108,736 babies have been named Sidney since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Sidney?
1918
peak year
The name Sidney reached its peak in 1918, with 1,879 registrations (ranked #94). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1880, roughly 38 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1185) today, averaging about 352 new babies per year. Sidney has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 108,736 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,879
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #94)
(ranked #94)
352
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
3,520
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
108,736
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Sidney4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Sidney's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — barrier-breaking achievement. People named Sidney tend to be pioneering, resilient, and gifted at surviving what others cannot.
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Breaks every barrier✦
Survives everything◈
Wide-meadow openness◎
Pioneering achievement♡
Final-girl resilienceS1
I9
D4
N5
E5
Y7
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Sidney🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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