Sly — boys' name

What the Data Says About Sly

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Sly between 1973 and 2025, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2025, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sly performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 101 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.