Sylis vs Sylvester

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

Name A

Sylis

Boy name · Rank #3253

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2092

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Metric Sylis Sylvester
Current Rank #3253 #2092
Total Births (all years) 980 43,165
Peak Year 2013 1920
Peak Year Births 84 807
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sylis 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 5 1,213
2000ss 180 735
2010ss 596 677
2020ss 199 329

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sylis Sylvester
2014 66 75
2015 61 73
2016 74 67
2017 57 67
2018 38 66
2019 35 74
2020 38 52
2021 48 68
2022 42 71
2023 34 67
2024 37 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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