Boys' name · since 1957
Sylvain
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Sylvain, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sylvain is the #12259 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 92 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Sylvain recorded 92 times among boys since 1957, holding rank #12259 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #17,988 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 92 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylvain ranks #17,988 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 92 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sylvain's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sylvain compares
92 25th percentile among 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
Sylvain's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sylvain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 92 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sylvain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sylvain's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sylvain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Sylvain by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (33 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Sylvain's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sylvain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 33 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sylvain's data
- Sylvain's decade-level peak was the 1960s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Sylvain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Sylvain 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.