Is Sydell a boy or girl name?

Sydell is a girl’s name. Of the 598 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sydell

Recorded 1898–1989 · United States

Sydell was most popular in 1929, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,786 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 598 people named Sydell.

Sydell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sydell’s peak in 1929. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sydell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sydell is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 598 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sydell

Where Sydell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org