Sydney
Sydney is a female given name: 94% of people named Sydney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 6% male / 94% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 9,143 male / 168,319 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sydney
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sydney," in English, "Guten Tag Sydney," in German. Sydney is a female given name: about 94% of people named Sydney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sydney,
German
Guten Tag Sydney,
French
Bonjour Sydney,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sydney:
Chinese
Sydney您好：
Japanese
Sydney様
English
Hi Sydney,
German
Hi Sydney,
French
Salut Sydney,
Spanish
Hola Sydney,
Chinese
Sydney你好：
Japanese
Sydneyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 5% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
9,143 male · 168,319 female · 177,462 births recorded
Since 1980: 2% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sydney a male or female name?
Sydney is a female given name: 94% of people named Sydney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Sydney in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sydney," in English, "Guten Tag Sydney," in German. Sydney is a female given name: about 94% of people named Sydney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sydney a unisex name?
Sydney is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Sydney are men. Sydney leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sydney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sydney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sydney,
title = {Is Sydney a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sydney},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}