Sylvester

Given to 43,857 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#2207
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
64
boys 64
Peak year
1901
120 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
43,857
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sylvester was most popular in 1901, when 120 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 64 babies were named Sylvester, ranking #2207 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1901 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sylvester was most popular in 1901, when 120 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 64 babies were named Sylvester, ranking #2207 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 1901

Sylvester was most popular in 1901, when 120 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 64 babies were named Sylvester, ranking #2207 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 64 2207
2024 <5 — 71 2098
2023 <5 — 67 2147
2022 <5 — 71 2094
2021 <5 — 68 2109
2020 <5 — 52 2467
2019 <5 — 74 1974
2018 <5 — 66 2122
2017 <5 — 67 2065
2016 <5 — 67 2086
2015 <5 — 73 1983
2014 <5 — 75 1920
2013 <5 — 76 1866
2012 <5 — 57 2270
2011 <5 — 60 2173
2010 <5 — 62 2144
2009 <5 — 67 2050
2008 <5 — 67 2062
2007 <5 — 62 2164
2006 <5 — 77 1790
2005 <5 — 67 1889
2004 <5 — 64 1911
2003 <5 — 83 1538
2002 <5 — 78 1571
2001 <5 — 80 1514
2000 <5 — 90 1391
1999 <5 — 91 1320
1998 <5 — 80 1418
1997 <5 — 103 1169
1996 <5 — 90 1236
1995 <5 — 121 1010
1994 <5 — 131 963
1993 <5 — 143 893
1992 <5 — 115 1017
1991 <5 — 135 904
1990 <5 — 203 712
1989 <5 — 193 708
1988 <5 — 203 662
1987 <5 — 199 646
1986 <5 — 199 634
1985 <5 — 194 632
1984 <5 — 209 584
1983 <5 — 184 628
1982 <5 — 218 584
1981 6 9110 215 584
1980 <5 — 204 613
1979 <5 — 249 537
1978 <5 — 223 561
1977 <5 — 217 570
1976 <5 — 190 590
1975 <5 — 218 544
1974 <5 — 195 575
1973 <5 — 241 502
1972 5 8292 224 529
1971 7 6619 291 473
1970 7 6362 245 515
1969 <5 — 241 499
1968 5 7016 259 470
1967 7 5457 293 439
1966 <5 — 326 423
1965 <5 — 388 397
1964 <5 — 390 405
1963 7 5296 454 374
1962 5 6578 467 373
1961 <5 — 518 349
1960 5 6390 504 347
1959 8 4625 559 326
1958 <5 — 582 316
1957 <5 — 604 312
1956 6 5325 621 297
1955 10 3778 644 283
1954 7 4655 640 278
1953 9 3955 635 276
1952 7 4483 603 280
1951 <5 — 640 266
1950 12 3052 643 256
1949 <5 — 588 277
1948 8 3883 600 271
1947 5 5295 596 281
1946 <5 — 538 278
1945 6 4025 508 258
1944 <5 — 534 250
1943 9 3249 501 272
1942 <5 — 498 267
1941 9 3030 538 237
1940 7 3503 460 257
1939 14 2206 472 244
1938 7 3450 503 237
1937 9 2940 476 244
1936 <5 — 482 237
1935 11 2575 529 224
1934 11 2567 497 232
1933 9 2868 495 232
1932 10 2831 561 216
1931 9 2972 525 226
1930 14 2306 599 217
1929 15 2191 570 224
1928 15 2284 599 219
1927 16 2256 611 218
1926 27 1589 688 201
1925 13 2617 691 203
1924 18 2137 708 198
1923 21 1895 725 190
1922 13 2612 707 194
1921 17 2195 755 185
1920 12 2731 807 174
1919 22 1745 749 173
1918 20 1887 766 172
1917 24 1552 715 175
1916 9 3031 715 172
1915 9 2900 706 163
1914 9 2434 538 164
1913 8 2331 464 157
1912 5 2979 348 167
1911 6 2191 219 154
1910 10 1521 200 154
1909 6 1957 151 164
1908 9 1439 166 143
1907 8 1512 151 149
1906 8 1416 125 156
1905 <5 — 126 160
1904 11 1092 124 154
1903 5 1792 114 156
1902 6 1594 135 141
1901 8 1227 120 138
1900 7 1561 131 160
1899 <5 — 94 160
1898 <5 — 115 147
1897 <5 — 111 144
1896 <5 — 111 148
1895 <5 — 99 158
1894 7 1237 101 152
1893 <5 — 85 170
1892 6 1278 98 161
1891 <5 — 64 194
1890 6 1210 93 151
1889 <5 — 112 126
1888 <5 — 83 177
1887 <5 — 71 177
1886 <5 — 73 182
1885 <5 — 82 162
1884 <5 — 67 199
1883 <5 — 69 177
1882 <5 — 74 182
1881 <5 — 76 159
1880 <5 — 89 153

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Other spellings

Silvestre · 2,457 Silvester · 1,306 Slyvester · 151

Names like Sylvester

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

FrankFrank history584 in 2025 ErnestErnest history213 in 2025 WalterWalter history1,381 in 2025 GeorgeGeorge history2,853 in 2025 AlbertAlbert history461 in 2025 LouisLouis history1,397 in 2025

Where Sylvester is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years