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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

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