Sylvan

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Sylvan is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 3,701 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 3,584 as boys and 117 as girls. Sylvan gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1918 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 98
2023 86
2022 88
2021 73
2020 52
2019 48
2018 43
2017 35
2016 43
2015 33
2014 35
2013 34
2012 31
2011 25
2010 27
2009 28
2008 20
2007 18
2006 32
2005 18
2004 26
2003 26
2002 34
2001 22
2000 28
1999 11
1998 19
1997 11
1996 9
1995 12
1994 16
1993 26
1992 12
1991 7
1990 15
1989 11
1988 13
1987 15
1986 8
1985 14
1984 17
1983 13
1982 9
1981 13
1980 14
1979 9
1978 6
1977 9
1976 9
1975 18
1974 8
1973 11
1972 14
1971 16
1970 5
1969 6
1968 7
1966 17
1965 5
1964 18
1963 12
1962 10
1961 15
1960 18
1959 15
1958 14
1957 16
1956 16
1955 11
1954 15
1953 18
1952 29
1951 19
1950 25
1949 30
1948 25
1947 29
1946 21
1945 19
1944 31
1943 34
1942 29
1941 28
1940 32
1939 32
1938 33
1937 33
1936 36
1935 44
1934 39
1933 37
1932 50
1931 40
1930 47
1929 54
1928 51
1927 52
1926 71
1925 80
1924 73
1923 69
1922 66
1921 76
1920 68
1919 71
1918 103
1917 73
1916 84
1915 66
1914 52
1913 48
1912 53
1911 24
1910 11
1909 10
1908 13
1907 13
1906 13
1904 8
1903 8
1900 12
1899 11
1897 7
1896 6
1894 5
1892 5
1891 5
1888 5
1886 7