The baby name Seydi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sejˈdi/ (Turkish),/ˈseɪdi/ (English).
Seydi is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Seydi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sejˈdi/ (Turkish),/ˈseɪdi/ (English).
Seydi is Arabic in Origin.
Seydi traces to Arabic sayyid “lord, master,” specifically the possessive form sayyidi “my lord,” which entered Ottoman Turkish as an honorific and then a given name. It denoted a respected figure - often a descendant of the Prophet or a revered scholar or dervish - so the name carries connotations of nobility, authority, and guidance. Notable bearers include the 16th-century Ottoman admiral and cartographer Seydi Ali Reis, and the Anatolian town of Seydisehir commemorates the Sufi Seydi Mahmut Hayrani.
Variants include Turkish Seyyid and Seyit; Arabic and Persian Sayyid, Sayyed, and Sayid; South Asian Syed; Maghrebi Sidi; West African Sidy/Sidi; and the surname forms Seidi/Seydi. Feminine counterparts are Sayyida/Sayeeda and Turkish Seyyide. Today Seydi is used mainly as a masculine given name in Turkey and across Muslim communities, while also appearing as a family name in parts of North and West Africa and the diaspora.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #37 | 2 | 884 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2013 | #175 | 2 | 1,514 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #382 | 6 | 2,865 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #431 | 12 | 2,180 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #472 | 61 | 11,342 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #481 | 25 | 7,500 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #510 | 9 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| TR | 0 | #541 | 1,679 | 19,440 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #551 | 9 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #892 | 61 | 5,697 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #899 | 5 | 8,739 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #908 | 23 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #929 | 15 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,054 | 130 | 17,781 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 13 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,443 | 29 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,601 | 14 | 28,008 |
Seydi is popular in 41 countries — most recent births per country:
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