Given name
Cydney
“of the wide meadow”
Cydney is a form of Sydney. One English interpretation is “of the wide meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Cydney carries the interpretation “of the wide meadow.” Cydney is a form of Sydney. One English interpretation is “of the wide meadow.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Cydney is used as a form of Sydney.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cydney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,170
- 25 boys · 5,145 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 230 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,273 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,273 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 54.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 227 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,701 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cydney’s family of names
In English usage, Cydney has a short form in Cyd. In English usage, Cydney has a related form in Sydney. Cydney is a form of Sydney.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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“from the hall near the meadow”
>99% girls
Coral
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>99% girls
Gardenia
“resembling the sweetsmelling flower”
>99% girls
Marley
“from the meadow near the lake”
13% boys · 87% girls
Whitley
“from the white meadow”
15% boys · 85% girls
Marlee
“of the marshy meadow”
2% boys · 98% girls
Raven
Raven is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling the black bird; a dark and mysterious beauty” (English) and “resembling the blackbird; a dark and mysterious man” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
5% boys · 95% girls