How Many People Are Named Sid?
An estimated 1,620 people in the United States have the first name Sid. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Sid peaked in popularity in 1960 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sid as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,620
About 1 in 211,577 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1960
66 births
Total Registered
3,005
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sid
Sid is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,005 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Sid as a male name
Ranked #4,669 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (66 births)
Sid as a female name
Ranked #5,759 in 1921
5 female births in 1921
Peak: 1921 (5 births)
Sid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sid span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 372 babies were registered. Sid has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sid by Decade
How has Sid tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sid by State
Birth registrations for Sid span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Michigan. On average, about 36 Sids were registered per state.
Sid + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sid
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sid?
We estimate approximately 1,620 people named Sid are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 211,577 Americans share this first name.
Is Sid a common name?
Sid is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,005 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sid most popular?
Sid reached peak popularity in 1960, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sid is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sid a male name?
Sid is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sid Smith, Sid Johnson, Sid Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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