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Girl name

Sydney

Sydney ranks #139 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 16 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #157 among girl dog names.
Sydney's popularity trend

Sydney's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
16
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#139
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−65
2014 → 2019
Gender split
90% female
90% female10% male

Gender split comes from 20 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Sydney mean?
[ˈsɪd̥ni]2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Sydney began as an English surname before becoming a popular given name. It's also the name of Australia's largest city, itself named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney.

It has a breezy, sun-drenched feel, easy on the ear in any setting. Sydney suits a sociable, adventurous pet who seems ready for anything.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Sydney shows up

Cats named Sydney per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

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