Sy vs Sylvester

Side-by-side comparison of Sy and Sylvester - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sy

Boy name · Rank #7308

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2098

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Metric Sy Sylvester
Current Rank #7308 #2098
Total Births (all years) 972 43,230
Peak Year 2003 1920
Peak Year Births 33 807
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sy Sylvester
1880s - 796
1890s - 971
1900s - 1,343
1910s 12 5,420
1920s 17 6,861
1930s 11 5,139
1940s 5 5,361
1950s 32 6,171
1960s 32 3,840
1970s 103 2,293
1980s 147 2,018
1990s 149 1,212
2000s 249 735
2010s 157 677
2020s 58 393

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sy Sylvester
2014 8 75
2015 10 73
2016 15 67
2017 10 67
2018 11 66
2019 14 74
2020 6 52
2021 12 68
2022 8 71
2023 11 67
2024 11 71
2025 10 64

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2025.

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