Sylvian vs Sylvester

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

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Sylvian

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2098

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Metric Sylvian Sylvester
Current Rank Unranked #2098
Total Births (all years) 12 43,230
Peak Year 1915 1920
Peak Year Births 6 807
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sylvian Sylvester
2014 - 75
2015 - 73
2016 - 67
2017 - 67
2018 - 66
2019 - 74
2020 - 52
2021 - 68
2022 - 71
2023 - 67
2024 - 71
2025 - 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, 1915–1926.

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