Sydney is a unisex name of Portuguese origin meaning “either 'people' or 'from this place'.” In 2024 it was given to 1,122 babies in the United States.
Sydney belongs to the Portuguese and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “either 'people' or 'from this place'” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sydney first appears in Social Security records in 1880 and has been given to 186,796 babies since 1880, including 1,122 in 2024.
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Sydney means “either 'people' or 'from this place'” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sydney is a unisex name. In 2024, 1,122 babies received the name in the US.
Sydney comes from the Portuguese and English & American tradition.
Sydney is uncommon in US records — it first appears in 1880 and has been given to 186,796 babies since 1880.
Sydney is pronounced /www.theguardian.com/ (IPA).
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