Syler vs Sylvester

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

Name A

Syler

Boy name · Rank #6681

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2098

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Metric Syler Sylvester
Current Rank #6681 #2098
Total Births (all years) 770 43,230
Peak Year 2009 1920
Peak Year Births 65 807
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Syler 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 15 1,212
2000s 263 735
2010s 404 677
2020s 88 393

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Syler Sylvester
2014 43 75
2015 34 73
2016 30 67
2017 29 67
2018 24 66
2019 23 74
2020 18 52
2021 17 68
2022 18 71
2023 8 67
2024 13 71
2025 14 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, 1998–2025.

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