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 #6659

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2092

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Metric Syler Sylvester
Current Rank #6659 #2092
Total Births (all years) 756 43,165
Peak Year 2009 1920
Peak Year Births 65 807
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Syler 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 15 1,213
2000ss 263 735
2010ss 404 677
2020ss 74 329

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

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, 1998–2024.

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