Sydney Popularity by Year
Follow Sydney across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Sydney birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 20 | #4,857 | Down 785 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 873 | #348 | Down 60 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 26 | #4,072 | Down 844 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 1,104 | #288 | Up 19 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 37 | #3,228 | Up 389 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 1,003 | #307 | Down 36 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 31 | #3,617 | Down 496 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 1,169 | #271 | Down 22 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 38 | #3,121 | Up 376 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 1,231 | #249 | Down 8 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 31 | #3,497 | Down 504 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 1,246 | #241 | Down 44 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 40 | #2,993 | Up 178 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 1,535 | #197 | Down 33 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 36 | #3,171 | Down 220 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 1,757 | #164 | Down 18 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 40 | #2,951 | Down 325 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 2,013 | #146 | Down 11 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 47 | #2,626 | Down 140 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 2,322 | #135 | Down 13 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 50 | #2,486 | Up 6 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 2,660 | #122 | Down 13 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 50 | #2,492 | Down 68 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 2,855 | #109 | Down 11 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 51 | #2,424 | Down 44 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 3,177 | #98 | Down 20 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 53 | #2,380 | Down 345 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 3,456 | #78 | Down 13 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 66 | #2,035 | Down 111 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 3,974 | #65 | Down 5 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 73 | #1,924 | Up 307 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 4,335 | #60 | Down 12 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 59 | #2,231 | Down 418 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 5,061 | #48 | Up 1 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 81 | #1,813 | Up 258 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 5,264 | #49 | Down 12 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 66 | #2,071 | Down 215 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 6,032 | #37 | Down 3 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 73 | #1,856 | Down 114 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 6,516 | #34 | Down 4 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 76 | #1,742 | Down 338 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 7,376 | #30 | Down 3 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 101 | #1,404 | Up 226 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 8,368 | #27 | Down 2 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 77 | #1,630 | Down 34 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 8,911 | #25 | Down 2 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 76 | #1,596 | Down 375 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 9,034 | #23 | No rank change |
| 2001 | Boys | 109 | #1,221 | Down 105 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 9,639 | #23 | No rank change |
| 2000 | Boys | 126 | #1,116 | Up 65 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 10,243 | #23 | No rank change |
| 1999 | Boys | 109 | #1,181 | Down 76 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 9,649 | #23 | Up 5 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 116 | #1,105 | Down 30 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 8,553 | #28 | Up 7 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 118 | #1,075 | Down 96 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 8,032 | #35 | Up 4 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 128 | #979 | Up 147 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 7,259 | #39 | Up 4 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 103 | #1,126 | Up 128 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 7,360 | #43 | Up 33 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 86 | #1,254 | Down 221 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 4,737 | #76 | Up 30 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 114 | #1,033 | Up 117 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 3,050 | #106 | Up 18 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 92 | #1,150 | Up 132 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 2,708 | #124 | Up 10 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 76 | #1,282 | Down 12 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 2,380 | #134 | Up 16 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 76 | #1,270 | Down 108 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 2,028 | #150 | Up 80 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 83 | #1,162 | Up 211 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 1,193 | #230 | Up 45 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 57 | #1,373 | Up 66 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 914 | #275 | Up 90 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 50 | #1,439 | Up 126 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 651 | #365 | Up 100 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 42 | #1,565 | Up 159 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 464 | #465 | Up 12 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 35 | #1,724 | Down 168 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 440 | #477 | Up 147 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 39 | #1,556 | Up 231 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 285 | #624 | Up 164 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 31 | #1,787 | Down 523 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 201 | #788 | Up 170 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 54 | #1,264 | Up 284 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 155 | #958 | Down 4 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 39 | #1,548 | Up 455 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 154 | #954 | Up 129 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 27 | #2,003 | Up 45 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 130 | #1,083 | Up 86 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 25 | #2,048 | Down 432 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 113 | #1,169 | Down 15 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 34 | #1,616 | Down 101 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 110 | #1,154 | Up 149 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 37 | #1,515 | Up 313 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 89 | #1,303 | Down 277 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 27 | #1,828 | Down 75 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 121 | #1,026 | Up 203 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 28 | #1,753 | Down 314 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 93 | #1,229 | Up 572 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 36 | #1,439 | Up 109 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 49 | #1,801 | Down 305 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 31 | #1,548 | Down 221 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 63 | #1,496 | Down 254 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 40 | #1,327 | Up 3 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 84 | #1,242 | Down 117 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 40 | #1,330 | Down 260 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 104 | #1,125 | Up 8 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 58 | #1,070 | Up 370 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 103 | #1,133 | Down 67 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 31 | #1,440 | Down 321 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 106 | #1,066 | Down 24 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 45 | #1,119 | Down 151 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 100 | #1,042 | Down 137 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 56 | #968 | Up 181 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 128 | #905 | Down 145 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 42 | #1,149 | Down 106 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 166 | #760 | Up 7 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 50 | #1,043 | Down 107 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 167 | #767 | Up 37 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 66 | #936 | Up 101 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 169 | #804 | Up 34 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 53 | #1,037 | Up 19 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 155 | #838 | Up 243 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 52 | #1,056 | Down 28 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 100 | #1,081 | Down 124 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 58 | #1,028 | Up 55 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 127 | #957 | Down 14 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 51 | #1,083 | Down 114 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 128 | #943 | Down 52 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 63 | #969 | Down 54 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 136 | #891 | Up 121 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 68 | #915 | Up 135 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 105 | #1,012 | Down 61 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 52 | #1,050 | Down 153 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 117 | #951 | Down 27 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 69 | #897 | Up 187 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 120 | #924 | Down 85 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 48 | #1,084 | Down 88 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 134 | #839 | Down 57 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 56 | #996 | Down 177 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 143 | #782 | Down 46 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 77 | #819 | Up 96 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 153 | #736 | Down 133 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 60 | #915 | Down 3 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 207 | #603 | Down 5 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 60 | #912 | Down 140 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 205 | #598 | Down 3 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 78 | #772 | Down 30 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 202 | #595 | Up 29 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 86 | #742 | Up 60 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 176 | #624 | Up 96 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 71 | #802 | Down 60 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 137 | #720 | Up 10 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 86 | #742 | Up 11 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 137 | #730 | Down 89 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 77 | #753 | Down 108 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 152 | #641 | Down 7 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 88 | #645 | Up 53 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 132 | #634 | Down 23 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 79 | #698 | Up 42 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 145 | #611 | Down 68 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 76 | #740 | Down 103 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 190 | #543 | Down 2 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 100 | #637 | Up 28 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 187 | #541 | Down 4 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 84 | #665 | Up 76 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 171 | #537 | Up 215 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 68 | #741 | Down 74 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 85 | #752 | Up 23 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 79 | #667 | Up 33 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 77 | #775 | Down 38 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 75 | #700 | Down 100 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 87 | #737 | Down 24 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 93 | #600 | Up 37 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 91 | #713 | Down 41 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 82 | #637 | Up 33 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 97 | #672 | Up 16 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 79 | #670 | Up 8 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 94 | #688 | Down 28 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 80 | #678 | Down 59 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 103 | #660 | Down 27 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 87 | #619 | Down 12 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 107 | #633 | Up 168 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 95 | #607 | Up 90 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 72 | #801 | Up 303 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 75 | #697 | Down 8 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 41 | #1,104 | Up 330 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 82 | #689 | Down 40 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 29 | #1,434 | Down 128 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 90 | #649 | Down 28 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 33 | #1,306 | Up 196 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 97 | #621 | Down 37 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 28 | #1,502 | Down 224 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 112 | #584 | Up 1 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 38 | #1,278 | Up 605 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 113 | #585 | Down 46 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 21 | #1,883 | Down 183 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 129 | #539 | Up 21 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 25 | #1,700 | Down 260 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 127 | #560 | Down 36 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 33 | #1,440 | Down 282 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 134 | #524 | Down 39 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 44 | #1,158 | Up 350 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 161 | #485 | Down 14 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 30 | #1,508 | Up 257 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 169 | #471 | Down 15 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 24 | #1,765 | Down 295 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 177 | #456 | Up 13 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 30 | #1,470 | Down 293 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 161 | #469 | Down 42 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 40 | #1,177 | Down 75 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 187 | #427 | Down 6 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 44 | #1,102 | Up 179 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 180 | #421 | Down 36 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 32 | #1,281 | Down 154 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 205 | #385 | Up 25 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 39 | #1,127 | Up 240 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 172 | #410 | Down 62 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 27 | #1,367 | Down 64 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 180 | #348 | Down 8 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 23 | #1,303 | Down 74 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 146 | #340 | Up 19 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 21 | #1,229 | Up 391 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 114 | #359 | Up 26 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 12 | #1,620 | Down 248 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 54 | #385 | Up 30 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 12 | #1,372 | Down 201 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 42 | #415 | Up 58 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 15 | #1,171 | Down 156 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 29 | #473 | Down 10 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 16 | #1,015 | Up 246 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 28 | #463 | Up 77 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 11 | #1,261 | Up 378 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 20 | #540 | Down 37 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 7 | #1,639 | Up 88 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 20 | #503 | Down 99 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 6 | #1,727 | Down 930 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 28 | #404 | Down 14 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 21 | #797 | Up 862 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 28 | #390 | Up 21 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 6 | #1,659 | Up 133 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 23 | #411 | Up 204 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 5 | #1,792 | Up 1 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 13 | #615 | Down 56 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 5 | #1,793 | Down 454 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 13 | #559 | Up 140 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 7 | #1,339 | Up 55 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 13 | #699 | Down 242 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 17 | #457 | Up 206 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 6 | #1,394 | Up 189 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 11 | #663 | Down 148 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 15 | #515 | Up 3 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 16 | #518 | Down 128 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 5 | #1,583 | Down 305 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 24 | #390 | Up 22 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 21 | #412 | Down 41 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 23 | #371 | Up 154 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 15 | #525 | Up 175 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 6 | #1,278 | Down 68 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 8 | #700 | Down 97 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 11 | #603 | Down 169 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 6 | #1,210 | Down 74 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 18 | #434 | Up 8 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 18 | #442 | Up 19 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 6 | #1,136 | Down 308 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 14 | #461 | Up 144 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 10 | #605 | Down 261 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 8 | #828 | — |
| 1885 | Boys | 25 | #344 | Up 176 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 13 | #520 | Up 36 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 11 | #556 | Up 55 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 10 | #611 | Up 170 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 6 | #781 | Down 255 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 12 | #526 | — |