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Is Sydney a Male or Female Name?

Sydney is a unisex name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Sydney globally is 31.6% males and 68.4% females. The country with the highest male ratio is South Africa with 95.2% and the country with the highest female ratio is United States with 94.4%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Sydney in percentages: Globally: 31.6% males, 68.4% females, United States: 5.6% males, 94.4% females, South Africa: 95.2% males, 4.8% females, Canada: 9.6% males, 90.4% females, United Kingdom: 35.9% males, 64.1% females, France: 49.3% males, 50.7% females, Australia: 13.0% males, 87.0% females, Zambia: 89.6% males, 10.4% females, Nigeria: 74.3% males, 25.7% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Sydney are 25-34 years old, making up 26.2% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 45-54.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Sydney in each age group: 18-24: 18.2%, 25-34: 26.2%, 35-44: 14.3%, 45-54: 10.6%, 55-64: 11.0%, 65+: 19.8%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Sydney is Zambia with 0.231% of the population. Following is South Africa and United States.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Sydney measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Sydney year over year: 1956: 0.0023‰, 1957: 0.0016‰, 1958: 0.0022‰, 1959: 0.0016‰, 1960: 0.0014‰, 1961: 0.0019‰, 1962: 0.0022‰, 1963: 0.0019‰, 1964: 0.0029‰, 1965: 0.0024‰, 1966: 0.0015‰, 1967: 0.0016‰, 1968: 0.0014‰, 1969: 0.0011‰, 1970: 0.0011‰, 1971: 0.0018‰, 1972: 0.0019‰, 1973: 0.0016‰, 1974: 0.0012‰, 1975: 0.0019‰, 1976: 0.0018‰, 1977: 0.0018‰, 1978: 0.002‰, 1979: 0.0019‰, 1980: 0.0017‰, 1981: 0.0022‰, 1982: 0.0038‰, 1983: 0.0024‰, 1984: 0.0024‰, 1985: 0.0017‰, 1986: 0.0023‰, 1987: 0.0021‰, 1988: 0.0021‰, 1989: 0.0027‰, 1990: 0.0022‰, 1991: 0.0029‰, 1992: 0.0037‰, 1993: 0.0047‰, 1994: 0.0059‰, 1995: 0.0105‰, 1996: 0.0088‰, 1997: 0.008‰, 1998: 0.0063‰, 1999: 0.006‰, 2000: 0.0027‰, 2001: 0.0061‰

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