Boys' name · since 1998
Syler
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 770 babies named Syler, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 770
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Syler currently ranks #6325 among boys' names in America, with 770 babies recorded since 1998.
Syler has 770 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6325 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,044 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 770 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syler ranks #6,044 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 770 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 770
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Syler's 770 recorded births place it above 86.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Syler compares
770 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Syler's all-time total is 109% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Syler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 770 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Syler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Syler splits its recorded history at 2012: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Syler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Syler popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2005 (Syler as girls' name)
Syler by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (404 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Syler's strongest decade.
404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Syler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
263 births
- 2010s
2010s
404 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 404 births (52% of all-time use).
How Syler compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Syler's total volume
Syler by state
Where Syler concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
19 of 770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Syler's data
- Syler's decade-level peak was the 2010s (404 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sylers (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Syler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Syler draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.