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 #7272

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2092

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Metric Sy Sylvester
Current Rank #7272 #2092
Total Births (all years) 962 43,165
Peak Year 2003 1920
Peak Year Births 33 807
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sy Sylvester
1880ss — 796
1890ss — 971
1900ss — 1,343
1910ss 12 5,420
1920ss 17 6,861
1930ss 11 5,138
1940ss 5 5,362
1950ss 32 6,170
1960ss 32 3,840
1970ss 103 2,292
1980ss 147 2,018
1990ss 149 1,213
2000ss 249 735
2010ss 157 677
2020ss 48 329

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

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, 1917–2024.

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