Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Sid

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Sid
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

66.7%

2024

All-time

3,000

Sid has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 66 boys were named Sid.

In 2024, only 22 boys were given the name.

Down 66.7% from its peak.

All told, about 3,000 Americans have been named Sid and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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