Name meaning & stats
Sidonie
Sidonie means “wide island”. 156 US babies since 1940, peak 2004. Notable Sidonies are 1.3× over-represented as film producers.
What it means
“wide island”
Spelling of Sydney
Sydney around the world
- Сидни · Russian
- Сідні · Ukrainian
- Σίντνεϊ · Greek
- سيدني · Arabic
- סידני (שם) · Hebrew
- シドニー · Japanese
- 悉尼 · Chinese
- Syd
Famous Sydneys
- Sydney Sweeney · American actress (born 1997)
- Sydney Pollack · American film director, producer and actor (1934-2008)
- Sydney Brenner · South African-British biologist, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · American hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2004
156 US babies were named Sidonie between 1940 and 2025.
Sidonie around the world
- France: 8,990 babies since 1900, peak 1902, No. 796 in 2025
- England & Wales: 110 babies since 1996, peak 2004
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Sidonies end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.2× | Low · 4 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | Low · 2 people |
| Film producer | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are film producers, Sidonies show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 1290 Sydneys spell it Sidonie
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2004)