Sylus vs Sylvester

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

Name A

Sylus

Boy name · Rank #2665

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2098

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Metric Sylus Sylvester
Current Rank #2665 #2098
Total Births (all years) 1,244 43,230
Peak Year 2013 1920
Peak Year Births 84 807
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sylus 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 11 1,212
2000s 231 735
2010s 674 677
2020s 328 393

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sylus Sylvester
2014 81 75
2015 62 73
2016 70 67
2017 52 67
2018 59 66
2019 50 74
2020 66 52
2021 42 68
2022 54 71
2023 50 67
2024 50 71
2025 66 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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