Recorded 1959–1986 Girls' name Peak 1959 36 births

Sylvette — girls' name

36 babies named Sylvette in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s241980s5
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Sylvette was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sylvette in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sylvette

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Sylvette between 1959 and 1986, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sylvette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sylvette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sylvette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sylvette 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 36 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.

Sylvette at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

36

Since 1959

28 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1959

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1986

Sylvette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1959

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198619691967196319611959 7

Sylvette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 67% of Sylvette's all-time total
1950s71960s241980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sylvette?
36 babies have been named Sylvette since 1959. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Sylvette most popular?
Sylvette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Sylvette been used?
Sylvette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 28 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Sylvette?
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, 1959–1986 (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.