for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Sylvester name popularity in the United States
Sylvester ranked #2207 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 64 boys named Sylvester.
SSA
807 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Sylvester for boys and girls
Girls
6Share unavailable · data from 1890 to 1981
Boys
64100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Sylvester in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 64 | #2207 |
| 2024 | boys | 71 | #2098 |
| 2023 | boys | 67 | #2147 |
| 2022 | boys | 71 | #2094 |
| 2021 | boys | 68 | #2109 |
| 2020 | boys | 52 | #2467 |
| 2019 | boys | 74 | #1974 |
| 2018 | boys | 66 | #2122 |
| 2017 | boys | 67 | #2065 |
| 2016 | boys | 67 | #2086 |
| 2015 | boys | 73 | #1983 |
| 2014 | boys | 75 | #1920 |
Show full history (209 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 64 | #2207 |
| 2024 | boys | 71 | #2098 |
| 2023 | boys | 67 | #2147 |
| 2022 | boys | 71 | #2094 |
| 2021 | boys | 68 | #2109 |
| 2020 | boys | 52 | #2467 |
| 2019 | boys | 74 | #1974 |
| 2018 | boys | 66 | #2122 |
| 2017 | boys | 67 | #2065 |
| 2016 | boys | 67 | #2086 |
| 2015 | boys | 73 | #1983 |
| 2014 | boys | 75 | #1920 |
| 2013 | boys | 76 | #1866 |
| 2012 | boys | 57 | #2270 |
| 2011 | boys | 60 | #2173 |
| 2010 | boys | 62 | #2144 |
| 2009 | boys | 67 | #2050 |
| 2008 | boys | 67 | #2062 |
| 2007 | boys | 62 | #2164 |
| 2006 | boys | 77 | #1790 |
| 2005 | boys | 67 | #1889 |
| 2004 | boys | 64 | #1911 |
| 2003 | boys | 83 | #1538 |
| 2002 | boys | 78 | #1571 |
| 2001 | boys | 80 | #1514 |
| 2000 | boys | 90 | #1391 |
| 1999 | boys | 91 | #1320 |
| 1998 | boys | 80 | #1418 |
| 1997 | boys | 103 | #1169 |
| 1996 | boys | 90 | #1236 |
| 1995 | boys | 121 | #1010 |
| 1994 | boys | 131 | #963 |
| 1993 | boys | 143 | #893 |
| 1992 | boys | 115 | #1017 |
| 1991 | boys | 135 | #904 |
| 1990 | boys | 203 | #712 |
| 1989 | boys | 193 | #708 |
| 1988 | boys | 203 | #662 |
| 1987 | boys | 199 | #646 |
| 1986 | boys | 199 | #634 |
| 1985 | boys | 194 | #632 |
| 1984 | boys | 209 | #584 |
| 1983 | boys | 184 | #628 |
| 1982 | boys | 218 | #584 |
| 1981 | boys | 215 | #584 |
| 1981 | girls | 6 | #9110 |
| 1980 | boys | 204 | #613 |
| 1979 | boys | 249 | #537 |
| 1978 | boys | 223 | #561 |
| 1977 | boys | 217 | #570 |
| 1976 | boys | 190 | #590 |
| 1975 | boys | 218 | #544 |
| 1974 | boys | 195 | #575 |
| 1973 | boys | 241 | #502 |
| 1972 | boys | 224 | #529 |
| 1972 | girls | 5 | #8292 |
| 1971 | boys | 291 | #473 |
| 1971 | girls | 7 | #6619 |
| 1970 | boys | 245 | #515 |
| 1970 | girls | 7 | #6362 |
| 1969 | boys | 241 | #499 |
| 1968 | boys | 259 | #470 |
| 1968 | girls | 5 | #7016 |
| 1967 | boys | 293 | #439 |
| 1967 | girls | 7 | #5457 |
| 1966 | boys | 326 | #423 |
| 1965 | boys | 388 | #397 |
| 1964 | boys | 390 | #405 |
| 1963 | boys | 454 | #374 |
| 1963 | girls | 7 | #5296 |
| 1962 | boys | 467 | #373 |
| 1962 | girls | 5 | #6578 |
| 1961 | boys | 518 | #349 |
| 1960 | boys | 504 | #347 |
| 1960 | girls | 5 | #6390 |
| 1959 | boys | 559 | #326 |
| 1959 | girls | 8 | #4625 |
| 1958 | boys | 582 | #316 |
| 1957 | boys | 604 | #312 |
| 1956 | boys | 621 | #297 |
| 1956 | girls | 6 | #5325 |
| 1955 | boys | 644 | #283 |
| 1955 | girls | 10 | #3778 |
| 1954 | boys | 640 | #278 |
| 1954 | girls | 7 | #4655 |
| 1953 | boys | 635 | #276 |
| 1953 | girls | 9 | #3955 |
| 1952 | boys | 603 | #280 |
| 1952 | girls | 7 | #4483 |
| 1951 | boys | 640 | #266 |
| 1950 | boys | 643 | #256 |
| 1950 | girls | 12 | #3052 |
| 1949 | boys | 588 | #277 |
| 1948 | boys | 600 | #271 |
| 1948 | girls | 8 | #3883 |
| 1947 | boys | 596 | #281 |
| 1947 | girls | 5 | #5295 |
| 1946 | boys | 538 | #278 |
| 1945 | boys | 508 | #258 |
| 1945 | girls | 6 | #4025 |
| 1944 | boys | 534 | #250 |
| 1943 | boys | 501 | #272 |
| 1943 | girls | 9 | #3249 |
| 1942 | boys | 498 | #267 |
| 1941 | boys | 538 | #237 |
| 1941 | girls | 9 | #3030 |
| 1940 | boys | 460 | #257 |
| 1940 | girls | 7 | #3503 |
| 1939 | boys | 472 | #244 |
| 1939 | girls | 14 | #2206 |
| 1938 | boys | 503 | #237 |
| 1938 | girls | 7 | #3450 |
| 1937 | boys | 476 | #244 |
| 1937 | girls | 9 | #2940 |
| 1936 | boys | 482 | #237 |
| 1935 | boys | 529 | #224 |
| 1935 | girls | 11 | #2575 |
| 1934 | boys | 497 | #232 |
| 1934 | girls | 11 | #2567 |
| 1933 | boys | 495 | #232 |
| 1933 | girls | 9 | #2868 |
| 1932 | boys | 561 | #216 |
| 1932 | girls | 10 | #2831 |
| 1931 | boys | 525 | #226 |
| 1931 | girls | 9 | #2972 |
| 1930 | boys | 599 | #217 |
| 1930 | girls | 14 | #2306 |
| 1929 | boys | 570 | #224 |
| 1929 | girls | 15 | #2191 |
| 1928 | boys | 599 | #219 |
| 1928 | girls | 15 | #2284 |
| 1927 | boys | 611 | #218 |
| 1927 | girls | 16 | #2256 |
| 1926 | boys | 688 | #201 |
| 1926 | girls | 27 | #1589 |
| 1925 | boys | 691 | #203 |
| 1925 | girls | 13 | #2617 |
| 1924 | boys | 708 | #198 |
| 1924 | girls | 18 | #2137 |
| 1923 | boys | 725 | #190 |
| 1923 | girls | 21 | #1895 |
| 1922 | boys | 707 | #194 |
| 1922 | girls | 13 | #2612 |
| 1921 | boys | 755 | #185 |
| 1921 | girls | 17 | #2195 |
| 1920 | boys | 807 | #174 |
| 1920 | girls | 12 | #2731 |
| 1919 | boys | 749 | #173 |
| 1919 | girls | 22 | #1745 |
| 1918 | boys | 766 | #172 |
| 1918 | girls | 20 | #1887 |
| 1917 | boys | 715 | #175 |
| 1917 | girls | 24 | #1552 |
| 1916 | boys | 715 | #172 |
| 1916 | girls | 9 | #3031 |
| 1915 | boys | 706 | #163 |
| 1915 | girls | 9 | #2900 |
| 1914 | boys | 538 | #164 |
| 1914 | girls | 9 | #2434 |
| 1913 | boys | 464 | #157 |
| 1913 | girls | 8 | #2331 |
| 1912 | boys | 348 | #167 |
| 1912 | girls | 5 | #2979 |
| 1911 | boys | 219 | #154 |
| 1911 | girls | 6 | #2191 |
| 1910 | boys | 200 | #154 |
| 1910 | girls | 10 | #1521 |
| 1909 | boys | 151 | #164 |
| 1909 | girls | 6 | #1957 |
| 1908 | boys | 166 | #143 |
| 1908 | girls | 9 | #1439 |
| 1907 | boys | 151 | #149 |
| 1907 | girls | 8 | #1512 |
| 1906 | boys | 125 | #156 |
| 1906 | girls | 8 | #1416 |
| 1905 | boys | 126 | #160 |
| 1904 | boys | 124 | #154 |
| 1904 | girls | 11 | #1092 |
| 1903 | boys | 114 | #156 |
| 1903 | girls | 5 | #1792 |
| 1902 | boys | 135 | #141 |
| 1902 | girls | 6 | #1594 |
| 1901 | boys | 120 | #138 |
| 1901 | girls | 8 | #1227 |
| 1900 | boys | 131 | #160 |
| 1900 | girls | 7 | #1561 |
| 1899 | boys | 94 | #160 |
| 1898 | boys | 115 | #147 |
| 1897 | boys | 111 | #144 |
| 1896 | boys | 111 | #148 |
| 1895 | boys | 99 | #158 |
| 1894 | boys | 101 | #152 |
| 1894 | girls | 7 | #1237 |
| 1893 | boys | 85 | #170 |
| 1892 | boys | 98 | #161 |
| 1892 | girls | 6 | #1278 |
| 1891 | boys | 64 | #194 |
| 1890 | boys | 93 | #151 |
| 1890 | girls | 6 | #1210 |
| 1889 | boys | 112 | #126 |
| 1888 | boys | 83 | #177 |
| 1887 | boys | 71 | #177 |
| 1886 | boys | 73 | #182 |
| 1885 | boys | 82 | #162 |
| 1884 | boys | 67 | #199 |
| 1883 | boys | 69 | #177 |
| 1882 | boys | 74 | #182 |
| 1881 | boys | 76 | #159 |
| 1880 | boys | 89 | #153 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.