Boys' name · since 1998
Sylus
Sylus has 1,244 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,181 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,244
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sylus is the #2181 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,244 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylus has been recorded 1,244 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #2181 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #4,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,181 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,244 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylus ranks #4,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,181 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,244 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,181 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,244
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sylus's 1,244 recorded births place it above 90.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sylus compares
1,244 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Sylus's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sylus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,244 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sylus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sylus's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 84, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sylus 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
Sylus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (674 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Sylus's strongest decade.
674 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Sylus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 231
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
674 births
- 2020s
2020s
328 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 674 births (54% of all-time use).
How Sylus 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 Sylus's total volume
Sylus by state
Where Sylus concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 83 | 6.7% |
| #2 | California | | 71 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Utah | | 6 | 0.5% |
83 of 1,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Sylus appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sylus's data
- Sylus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (674 total births) through the 2020s (328) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Syluss (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Sylus
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sylus: 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 Sylus 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.