Recorded 1914–2023 Boys' name Peak 1994 96 births

Sylvestre — boys' name

96 babies named Sylvestre in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61970s51980s331990s422020s5
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sylvestre was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sylvestre in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sylvestre

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Sylvestre between 1914 and 2023, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sylvestre currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sylvestre performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sylvestre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sylvestre in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sylvestre 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 96 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.

Sylvestre at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

96

Since 1914

110 years of records

Peak year

1994

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1914

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sylvestre popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1914

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
10
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
4681012 20231998199419901986198319791914 5

Sylvestre by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 44% of Sylvestre's all-time total
1910s51920s61970s51980s331990s422020s5

Sylvestre by state

Where Sylvestre concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sylvestre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 6.3%
California share of Sylvestre's total US births 6.3%

6 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sylvestre?
96 babies have been named Sylvestre since 1914. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 10 births.
When was Sylvestre most popular?
Sylvestre was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Sylvestre most popular?
The top states for the name Sylvestre are California (6 births).
How long has the name Sylvestre been used?
Sylvestre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 110 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sylvestre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sylvester, Sylas, Sylvan, Sylus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–2023 (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.