Boys' name · since 1998
Sylis
Sylis has 1,043 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sylis is the #2252 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,043 recorded since 1998.
Sylis has 1,043 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2252 as of the latest data, more common than 84% 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.
- #5,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,252 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,043 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylis ranks #5,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,252 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,043 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sylis's 1,043 recorded births place it above 89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sylis compares
1,043 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Sylis's all-time total is 183% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sylis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,043 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sylis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sylis's full recorded timeline at 2013, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sylis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Sylis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (596 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Sylis's strongest decade.
596 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Sylis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 180
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
596 births
- 2020s
2020s
262 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 596 births (57% of all-time use).
How Sylis 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 Sylis's total volume
Sylis by state
Where Sylis concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Washington | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.6% |
45 of 1,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Sylis appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sylis's data
- Sylis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (596 total births) through the 2020s (262) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Syliss (45 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sylis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
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 Sylis 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.