The baby name Sidi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsiːdi/ — "SEE-dee" (often pronounced "SIH-dee" in some West African dialects).
Sidi is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Sidi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsiːdi/ — "SEE-dee" (often pronounced "SIH-dee" in some West African dialects).
Sidi is Arabic in Origin.
Sidi is a multicultural given name rooted in Maghrebi Arabic sīdī (سيدي), literally “my lord,” an honorific used for respected men and Muslim saints. From North Africa it spread along Saharan trade routes into the Sahel, where it became a standalone masculine name and an honorific element in compounds such as Sidi Ahmed or Sidi Mohamed. Place names like Sidi Bou Saïd and Sidi Ifni preserve the same title.
Usage today centers in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, and The Gambia; common spellings include Sidi, Sidy, Seydi (Turkish/Ottoman), and the Gambian Seedy. As a separate development, Sidi also appears in Central Europe as a familiar form of the Latin Sidonia/Sidonie (thus sometimes feminine). The core sense evokes respect and nobility: “honored, lordly, master.” Related names include Sayyid/Sayyed (Arabic) and Sidy/Seydi; do not confuse with Sa‘īd/Said or Sa‘īdi/Saidi, which have different roots.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Boys | 0 | #25 | 2 | 439 |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #203 | 40 | 5,568 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #207 | 16 | 4,141 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #257 | 42 | 5,122 |
| NG | 0 | #265 | 8 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #326 | 20 | 8,138 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #367 | 21 | 2,865 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| MA | 0 | #385 | 1,513 | 20,986 | |
| LY | 0 | #394 | 144 | 12,703 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #435 | 11 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #494 | 57 | 12,054 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #525 | 16 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| DZ | 0 | #616 | 703 | 20,130 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #625 | 327 | 5,610 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #637 | 9 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #653 | 328 | 16,906 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #662 | 90 | 12,213 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #673 | 10 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #687 | 11 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #691 | 139 | 13,765 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #728 | 59 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #752 | 18 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #845 | 270 | 25,439 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #863 | 24 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #877 | 9 | 7,410 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #907 | 45 | 5,873 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #910 | 26 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #915 | 27 | 12,708 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #938 | 15 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #969 | 15 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 63 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,222 | 250 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,426 | 21 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,533 | 82 | 28,008 |
Sidi is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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