Sidney for a boy?

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Like or dislike? I don't think its very popular which I like. Thx

I like. I know a female Sydney (American) but no male Sidneys. Would you call him Sid?

Ugh! So First WW! Reminds me of brown trousers with turnups, and pipes

love it

Yep Sid for short, I can see a boy and a man.

Perfectly nice name although I have met a few female Sidneys. But as you say it’s not massively popular so there aren’t hordes of them yet it’s a fairly well known name

I think it’s one of the ‘old man names’ that has had a bit of a trendy revival - like Stanley, Vincent etc. I quite like it and think it would suit a cute toddler or an adult man.

No. It’s just a creepy old mans name, all I can think of is Sid James.

Dislike hugely, sorry. Personal opinion though, so not particularly relevant to you (you may well hate my kid’s name!). Agree with pp that it is an ‘old man chic’ name that I’ve heard a lot more recently so I’m not sure it would be as unusual as you think.

It might take some people a while to see past the 'old man' vibe, but it's a great name. My niece was given a proper old-lady name (think Ada, Olive, Phyllis type) and when it was tabled as an option I was not backward in coming forward about how much I disliked it. However, her having it has absolutely converted me to it, and now it totally suits her as a little girl. When the name Sidney is on a super-cute toddler, it'll totally work.

It's definitely a yes from me OP. I really like it. A bit different, will stand the test of time and suit him at all ages, not too many, but not too 'out there'.

Best of luck

I quite like it

i think of Sidney Poitier who is super cool.

It's one of the few 'old man' names I like, along with Stanley.

I know a couple of little Sids. I can’t warm to it.

Love it. We have a cousin n Sid, he's a total dude.

I think it's a lovely, lovely name, but I like the spelling Sydney ❤️

My two week old is called Sidney we call him Sid and he already really suits it. We loved that it wasn't very common and it was a family name so meant more.

Love it.

I would use it myself, but living in close proximity to Sydney city makes me question it. Having said that, I had a Sidney in the family, went to school with a female Sidney, and one of my colleagues has a two year old Sidney, also female. So clearly it's irrelevant!

I'd probably think it was a girl. It would make me think of Sid James, which is not a good thing.

I really love it

Love it!

I really like Sidney for a boy. Not sure why it isn't too popular right now. Although I wouldn't let that put you off. It is a lovely name. Also a lot of 'old-man' names like Albert, Stanley, Wilfred etc are gaining popularity again now, and Sidney fits right in with that.

I rather like it. Yes.

My first thought would be the rather revolting Sid the Sexist from Viz, but I'm old and this probably won't be an issue by the time he's in school!

I'm expecting my second son in October and we are calling him Sidney. Beautiful name.

I'm in a group on Facebook where a mum had her baby boy a few days before and he didn't have a name and asked for suggestions. The name Sidney came up 6 times. I was shocked as it's not in the top 100! I've loved the name for over 10 years. My eldest is called Stanley. Who cares if nobody likes your child's name. Some people don't like the top 10 names, everybody's taste is different.

It is getting more popular by the sounds of it 😫