Sydney Pollack
There are approximately 5 people named Sydney Pollack living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sydney with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Pollack. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Sydney
176K
Alive today
Named Pollack
9.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 176K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2000
Average age: 24
Top Census group: White (74.5%)
Estimated bearers: 9.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #4,135
Per 100K: 2.79
Top ancestry: White (90.3%)
First name trend
Sydney: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sydney. The peak year was 2000 with 10,369 births. The average person named Sydney today is 24 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sydney
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sydney, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sydney described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sydney at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.5% · 126,081
- Black or African American9.6% · 16,206
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 10,981
- Two or more races6.0% · 10,230
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 4,787
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 880
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Pollack surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Pollack, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 90.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Pollack described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Pollack at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.3% · 7,522
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 387
- Two or more races2.1% · 174
- Black or African American1.8% · 151
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 79
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 13
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sydney has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0513% of the US population, based on 175,906 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sydney right now.
The surname Pollack appears at a rate of 2.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0028%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Sydney Pollack. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sydney Pollack: questions and answers
How many people are named Sydney Pollack?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Sydney Pollack. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0513%) with the surname frequency (2.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sydney Pollack?
We classify Sydney Pollack as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sydney a male or female name?
Sydney is predominantly female. Out of 186,796 total SSA registrations, 5.0% were male and 95.0% were female. See the full Sydney profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Sydney Pollack?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Sydney Pollack is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.