Data through 2025

Sylvan name popularity in the United States

Sylvan ranked #1668 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 99 boys named Sylvan.

Rank#1668

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded99

SSA

Peak year1918

103 recorded

Five-year change+120.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Sylvan for boys and girls

Girls

12

10.8% in 2025 · data from 1993 to 2025

Boys

99

89.2% in 2025 · data from 1886 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys99#1668
2025girls12#8362
2024boys84#1891
2024girls15#7251
2023boys75#2014
2023girls11#8989
2022boys80#1938
2022girls8#11231
2021boys64#2193
2021girls9#10292
2020boys45#2728
2020girls7#12142
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys99#1668
2025girls12#8362
2024boys84#1891
2024girls15#7251
2023boys75#2014
2023girls11#8989
2022boys80#1938
2022girls8#11231
2021boys64#2193
2021girls9#10292
2020boys45#2728
2020girls7#12142
2019boys48#2656
2018boys32#3446
2018girls11#9151
2017boys35#3249
2016boys43#2783
2015boys25#4080
2015girls8#11835
2014boys35#3154
2013boys29#3582
2013girls5#16547
2012boys31#3450
2011boys25#3994
2010boys27#3812
2009boys20#4748
2009girls8#12429
2008boys20#4714
2007boys18#4996
2006boys25#3888
2006girls7#13606
2005boys18#4631
2004boys21#4129
2004girls5#16099
2003boys20#4114
2003girls6#13844
2002boys29#3095
2002girls5#15432
2001boys22#3721
2000boys22#3640
2000girls6#13154
1999boys11#5656
1998boys19#3708
1997boys11#5288
1996boys9#5982
1995boys12#4791
1994boys16#3911
1993boys20#3246
1993girls6#11780
1992boys12#4564
1991boys7#6519
1990boys15#3779
1989boys11#4527
1988boys13#3705
1987boys15#3201
1986boys8#4853
1985boys14#3216
1984boys17#2706
1983boys13#3230
1982boys9#4234
1981boys13#3221
1980boys14#3098
1979boys9#4068
1978boys6#5059
1977boys9#3836
1976boys9#3724
1975boys18#2361
1974boys8#3837
1973boys11#3013
1972boys14#2534
1971boys16#2366
1970boys5#4724
1969boys6#3935
1968boys7#3365
1966boys17#1891
1965boys5#3930
1964boys18#1900
1963boys12#2414
1962boys10#2673
1961boys15#2148
1960boys18#1910
1959boys15#2111
1958boys14#2177
1957boys16#2019
1956boys16#2015
1955boys11#2435
1954boys15#2044
1953boys18#1836
1952boys29#1406
1951boys19#1725
1950boys25#1464
1949boys30#1322
1948boys25#1460
1947boys29#1363
1946boys21#1557
1945boys19#1536
1944boys31#1193
1943boys34#1170
1942boys29#1298
1941boys28#1254
1940boys32#1183
1939boys32#1141
1938boys33#1125
1937boys33#1148
1936boys36#1068
1935boys44#956
1934boys39#1038
1933boys37#1078
1932boys50#915
1931boys40#1065
1930boys47#990
1929boys54#914
1928boys51#950
1927boys52#964
1926boys71#765
1925boys80#723
1924boys73#787
1923boys69#803
1922boys66#840
1921boys76#768
1920boys68#812
1919boys71#766
1918boys103#604
1917boys73#713
1916boys84#636
1915boys66#734
1914boys52#724
1913boys48#641
1912boys53#552
1911boys24#624
1910boys11#981
1909boys10#951
1908boys13#744
1907boys13#735
1906boys13#674
1904boys8#874
1903boys8#846
1900boys12#743
1899boys11#613
1897boys7#852
1896boys6#982
1894boys5#1074
1892boys5#1066
1891boys5#963
1888boys5#1031
1886boys7#758

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Sylvan’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+296.0%
Change since peak-3.9%