Sylvain vs Sylvester

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

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Sylvain

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2098

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Metric Sylvain Sylvester
Current Rank Unranked #2098
Total Births (all years) 92 43,230
Peak Year 1967 1920
Peak Year Births 10 807
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sylvain Sylvester
1880s - 796
1890s - 971
1900s - 1,343
1910s - 5,420
1920s - 6,861
1930s - 5,139
1940s - 5,361
1950s 5 6,171
1960s 33 3,840
1970s 19 2,293
1980s 10 2,018
1990s 15 1,212
2000s - 735
2010s - 677
2020s 10 393

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sylvain Sylvester
2014 - 75
2015 - 73
2016 - 67
2017 - 67
2018 - 66
2019 - 74
2020 - 52
2021 5 68
2022 - 71
2023 - 67
2024 - 71
2025 5 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, 1957–2025.

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