Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Sidra

Meaning Goddess of the stars Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,366 Trend ↑ Rising 81%

Sidra is a given name of Latin origin meaning "Goddess of the stars" or "like a star".

Rank 2025
#1,366
among girls · ↑280 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
162
named Sidra · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,921
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
162 babies
All-time total
1,883
#4,875 all-time among girls
First recorded
1949
in Social Security records

Sidra popularity over time

1,883 babies have been named Sidra since 1949, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 5 1 – #5,952
1950s 20 2 +300% #4,685
1960s 40 4 +100% #3,583
1970s 119 12 +198% #2,843
1980s 146 15 +23% #4,327
1990s 206 21 +41% #4,008
2000s 269 27 +31% #3,875
2010s 395 40 +47% #2,215
2020s (to 2025) 683 114 +188% #1,366

Where Sidra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 181 0.11 outside top 500
2027 198 0.12 outside top 500
2028 214 0.13 outside top 500
2029 229 0.14 outside top 500
2030 243 0.15 outside top 500

Where Sidra is most popular

Girls named Sidra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.073 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Michigan, and Ohio.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sidra born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 86 0.797 +987%
Michigan 39 0.214 +192%
Ohio 38 0.160 +118%
Illinois 34 0.149 +103%
Virginia 25 0.147 +100%
New York 51 0.129 +76%
Washington 14 0.097 +32%
California 68 0.081 +10%
Texas 41 0.051 -30%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sidra

Sidra is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,366 in 2025 with 162 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1949, 1,883 American babies have been named Sidra. Its peak came in 2025, when 162 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sidra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sidra?

The median living Sidra is about 10 years old; half are between 3 and 27. An estimated 1,900 people named Sidra are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sidra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 162 #1,366
2024 126 #1,646
2023 120 #1,721
2022 111 #1,841
2021 76 #2,382
2020 88 #2,095
2019 84 #2,215
2018 61 #2,807
2017 40 #3,835
2016 45 #3,514
2015 35 #4,216
2014 31 #4,643
2013 30 #4,740
2012 21 #6,309
2011 26 #5,340
2010 22 #6,158
2009 23 #6,066
2008 23 #6,112
2007 18 #7,357
2006 29 #4,932
2005 35 #4,107
2004 25 #5,194
2003 28 #4,651
2002 34 #3,875
2001 27 #4,550
2000 27 #4,513
1995 25 #4,200
1990 14 #6,427
1985 18 #4,435
1980 13 #5,500
1975 16 #4,105
1970 25 #2,843
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 7 #4,685
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sidra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sidra?

The median living Sidra is about 10 years old. Half of all living Sidras are between 3 and 27 years old.

How many people named Sidra are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Sidra are alive in the United States, based on 1,883 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sidra mean?

Sidra is a given name of Latin origin meaning "Goddess of the stars" or "like a star".

How popular is the name Sidra in 2025?

Sidra ranked #1,366 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 162 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sidra?

1,883 babies have been named Sidra in the United States since 1949, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sidra most popular?

Sidra peaked in 2025, when 162 newborns received the name.

Is Sidra a boy or girl name?

Sidra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sidra rising or falling?

Sidra is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sidra become more popular?

Sidra is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 243 girls named Sidra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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