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Sydney
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95% girls / 5% boys
Origin of the name
Sydney was first an English surname. It is also the name of the great city of Australia.
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Short-lived name
Where babies named Sydney are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Sydney is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Sydney is most common in Utah (1.8 times), Nevada (1.8) and Colorado (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Sydney are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Sydney is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Sydney is most common in New York (3.4 times), Massachusetts (3.2) and Pennsylvania (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9% | 91% |
| 1890s | 12% | 88% |
| 1900s | 28% | 72% |
| 1910s | 16% | 84% |
| 1920s | 19% | 81% |
| 1930s | 49% | 51% |
| 1940s | 65% | 35% |
| 1950s | 71% | 29% |
| 1960s | 73% | 27% |
| 1970s | 72% | 28% |
| 1980s | 91% | 9% |
| 1990s | 98% | 2% |
| 2000s | 99% | 1% |
| 2010s | 98% | 2% |
| 2020s | 97% | 3% |