Total births
36
Girls' name · since 1959
Sylvette
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.
- 36
- total births
- 1959–1986
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Sylvette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1959.
Sylvette has 36 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1986.
- 36 total births
- 1959–1986 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
36 girls have been named Sylvette since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1986.
- 36
- total births
- 1959–1986
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
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.
Sylvette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sylvette's SSA record in two at 1967 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 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sylvette at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1959
Sylvette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1986
- Peak year (1959)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Sylvette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Sylvette's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Sylvette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24 births (67% of all-time use).
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.
What to do with Sylvette's data
- Sylvette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sylvette
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1959–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sylvette: Baby Name Since 1959 - 36 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sylvette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sylvette 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 July 2026.