Recorded 2000–2006 Girls' name Peak 2000 12 births

Syleste — girls' name

12 babies named Syleste in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s12
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Syleste was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

6 babies were named Syleste in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syleste

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Syleste between 2000 and 2006, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syleste currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syleste performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syleste 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 12 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.

Syleste at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

12

Since 2000

7 years of records

Peak year

2000

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

2000

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2006

Syleste popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2000

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
6 20062000 6

Syleste by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 100% of Syleste's all-time total
2000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syleste?
12 babies have been named Syleste since 2000. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2000 with 6 births.
When was Syleste most popular?
Syleste was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Syleste been used?
Syleste has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 7 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Syleste?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sylvia, Sylvie, Sylva, Sylvana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.