Sylvio vs Sylvester

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

Name A

Sylvio

Boy name

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Name B

Sylvester

Boy name · Rank #2092

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Metric Sylvio Sylvester
Current Rank Unranked #2092
Total Births (all years) 463 43,165
Peak Year 1921 1920
Peak Year Births 29 807
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sylvio Sylvester
1880ss — 796
1890ss — 971
1900ss 5 1,343
1910ss 135 5,420
1920ss 191 6,861
1930ss 85 5,138
1940ss 23 5,362
1950ss 13 6,170
1960ss — 3,840
1970ss — 2,292
1980ss — 2,018
1990ss 5 1,213
2000ss — 735
2010ss 6 677
2020ss — 329

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sylvio Sylvester
2014 — 75
2015 6 73
2016 — 67
2017 — 67
2018 — 66
2019 — 74
2020 — 52
2021 — 68
2022 — 71
2023 — 67
2024 — 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, 1907–2015.

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