Boys' name · since 1917
Sylvin
Sylvin has 51 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sylvin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 51 recorded since 1917.
Sylvin has 51 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1930.
- #22,103 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylvin ranks #22,103 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sylvin's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sylvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sylvin splits its recorded history at 1924: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sylvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1930
- Peak year (1917)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Sylvin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Sylvin's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Sylvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Sylvin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sylvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~13 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, 1917–1930 (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 Sylvin 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.