Given name
Sydell
“a beautiful fairylike princess”·“from the wide valley”·“a princess; born to royalty”
Sydell is a variant of Sadella. One American interpretation is “a beautiful fairylike princess.” Sydell is a variant of Sidell. One English interpretation is “from the wide valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sydell is a variant of Sadella. One American interpretation is “a beautiful fairylike princess.” Sydell is a variant of Sidell. One English interpretation is “from the wide valley.” Sydell is a variant of Sydelle. One Hebrew interpretation is “a princess; born to royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sydell is a variant of Sadella. An origin associated with Sadella is American. Sydell is a variant of Sidell. An origin associated with Sidell is English. Sydell is a variant of Sydelle. An origin associated with Sydelle is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sydell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 598
- 0 boys · 598 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 1929. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 291 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.
Sydell’s family of names
Sydell has a related form in Sydelle. Sydell has a related form in Sadella. Sydell has a related form in Sidell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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