Sylvester

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Sylvester is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 43,792 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 43,165 as boys and 627 as girls. Sylvester gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,186 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 71
2023 67
2022 71
2021 68
2020 52
2019 74
2018 66
2017 67
2016 67
2015 73
2014 75
2013 76
2012 57
2011 60
2010 62
2009 67
2008 67
2007 62
2006 77
2005 67
2004 64
2003 83
2002 78
2001 80
2000 90
1999 91
1998 80
1997 103
1996 90
1995 121
1994 132
1993 143
1992 115
1991 135
1990 203
1989 193
1988 203
1987 199
1986 199
1985 194
1984 209
1983 184
1982 218
1981 221
1980 204
1979 249
1978 223
1977 217
1976 190
1975 218
1974 195
1973 241
1972 229
1971 298
1970 251
1969 242
1968 264
1967 301
1966 326
1965 388
1964 389
1963 461
1962 472
1961 517
1960 509
1959 567
1958 582
1957 604
1956 627
1955 654
1954 646
1953 644
1952 610
1951 640
1950 655
1949 588
1948 608
1947 601
1946 538
1945 514
1944 534
1943 510
1942 498
1941 546
1940 469
1939 485
1938 510
1937 485
1936 482
1935 540
1934 508
1933 504
1932 571
1931 534
1930 613
1929 585
1928 614
1927 627
1926 714
1925 703
1924 726
1923 748
1922 720
1921 772
1920 819
1919 771
1918 786
1917 739
1916 724
1915 715
1914 547
1913 472
1912 353
1911 225
1910 210
1909 157
1908 175
1907 159
1906 133
1905 126
1904 135
1903 119
1902 141
1901 128
1900 138
1899 94
1898 115
1897 111
1896 111
1895 99
1894 108
1893 85
1892 104
1891 64
1890 99
1889 112
1888 83
1887 71
1886 73
1885 82
1884 67
1883 69
1882 74
1881 76
1880 89