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 #7541

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2092

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Metric Sylar Sylvester
Current Rank #7541 #2092
Total Births (all years) 812 43,165
Peak Year 2009 1920
Peak Year Births 91 807
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2006 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sylar Sylvester
1880ss — 796
1890ss — 971
1900ss — 1,343
1910ss — 5,420
1920ss — 6,861
1930ss — 5,138
1940ss — 5,362
1950ss — 6,170
1960ss — 3,840
1970ss — 2,292
1980ss — 2,018
1990ss — 1,213
2000ss 185 735
2010ss 547 677
2020ss 80 329

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

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, 2006–2024.

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