Sylar vs Sylvester

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

Name A

Sylar

Boy name · Rank #7585

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2098

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Metric Sylar Sylvester
Current Rank #7585 #2098
Total Births (all years) 824 43,230
Peak Year 2009 1920
Peak Year Births 91 807
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2006 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sylar Sylvester
1880s - 796
1890s - 971
1900s - 1,343
1910s - 5,420
1920s - 6,861
1930s - 5,139
1940s - 5,361
1950s - 6,171
1960s - 3,840
1970s - 2,293
1980s - 2,018
1990s - 1,212
2000s 185 735
2010s 547 677
2020s 92 393

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sylar Sylvester
2014 69 75
2015 54 73
2016 67 67
2017 35 67
2018 32 66
2019 23 74
2020 29 52
2021 11 68
2022 19 71
2023 10 67
2024 11 71
2025 12 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, 2006–2025.

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