Syl vs Sylvester

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

Name A

Syl

Boy name

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2092

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Metric Syl Sylvester
Current Rank Unranked #2092
Total Births (all years) 5 43,165
Peak Year 1960 1920
Peak Year Births 5 807
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1960 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Syl Sylvester
1880ss — 796
1890ss — 971
1900ss — 1,343
1910ss — 5,420
1920ss — 6,861
1930ss — 5,138
1940ss — 5,362
1950ss — 6,170
1960ss 5 3,840
1970ss — 2,292
1980ss — 2,018
1990ss — 1,213
2000ss — 735
2010ss — 677
2020ss — 329

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Syl Sylvester
2014 — 75
2015 — 73
2016 — 67
2017 — 67
2018 — 66
2019 — 74
2020 — 52
2021 — 68
2022 — 71
2023 — 67
2024 — 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, 1960–1960.

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