Syd
Boy · SID · English
Syd is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Syd mean?
English: short form of Sydney or Sidney
A short form of Sydney or Sidney, familiar from Pink Floyd's founder Syd Barrett.
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Is Syd a girl's or a boy's name?
Syd is a boys' name.
How popular is Syd in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Syd in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Syd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
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