Sylvester
Boy name · Latin origin
Sylvester meaning
woody, rural, wood
Sylvester at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,092 in 2024
Sylvester popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #153 | 89 |
| 1889 | #126 | 112 |
| 1890 | #151 | 93 |
| 1900 | #160 | 131 |
| 1910 | #154 | 200 |
| 1920 | #174 | 807 |
| 1930 | #217 | 599 |
| 1940 | #256 | 462 |
| 1950 | #256 | 643 |
| 1960 | #347 | 504 |
| 1970 | #516 | 244 |
| 1980 | #613 | 204 |
| 1990 | #712 | 203 |
| 2000 | #1,391 | 90 |
| 2010 | #2,143 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,466 | 52 |
| 2024 | #2,092 | 71 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #153 | 89 |
| 1881 | #159 | 76 |
| 1882 | #182 | 74 |
| 1883 | #177 | 69 |
| 1884 | #199 | 67 |
| 1885 | #162 | 82 |
| 1886 | #182 | 73 |
| 1887 | #177 | 71 |
| 1888 | #177 | 83 |
| 1889 | #126 | 112 |
| 1890 | #151 | 93 |
| 1891 | #194 | 64 |
| 1892 | #161 | 98 |
| 1893 | #170 | 85 |
| 1894 | #152 | 101 |
| 1895 | #158 | 99 |
| 1896 | #148 | 111 |
| 1897 | #144 | 111 |
| 1898 | #147 | 115 |
| 1899 | #160 | 94 |
| 1900 | #160 | 131 |
| 1901 | #138 | 120 |
| 1902 | #141 | 135 |
| 1903 | #156 | 114 |
| 1904 | #154 | 124 |
| 1905 | #160 | 126 |
| 1906 | #156 | 125 |
| 1907 | #149 | 151 |
| 1908 | #143 | 166 |
| 1909 | #164 | 151 |
| 1910 | #154 | 200 |
| 1911 | #154 | 219 |
| 1912 | #167 | 348 |
| 1913 | #157 | 464 |
| 1914 | #164 | 538 |
| 1915 | #163 | 706 |
| 1916 | #172 | 715 |
| 1917 | #175 | 715 |
| 1918 | #172 | 766 |
| 1919 | #173 | 749 |
| 1920 | #174 | 807 |
| 1921 | #185 | 755 |
| 1922 | #194 | 707 |
| 1923 | #190 | 727 |
| 1924 | #198 | 708 |
| 1925 | #204 | 690 |
| 1926 | #201 | 687 |
| 1927 | #218 | 611 |
| 1928 | #219 | 599 |
| 1929 | #224 | 570 |
| 1930 | #217 | 599 |
| 1931 | #226 | 525 |
| 1932 | #216 | 561 |
| 1933 | #232 | 495 |
| 1934 | #232 | 497 |
| 1935 | #224 | 529 |
| 1936 | #237 | 482 |
| 1937 | #244 | 476 |
| 1938 | #237 | 503 |
| 1939 | #244 | 471 |
| 1940 | #256 | 462 |
| 1941 | #237 | 537 |
| 1942 | #267 | 498 |
| 1943 | #272 | 501 |
| 1944 | #250 | 534 |
| 1945 | #258 | 508 |
| 1946 | #278 | 538 |
| 1947 | #281 | 596 |
| 1948 | #271 | 600 |
| 1949 | #277 | 588 |
| 1950 | #256 | 643 |
| 1951 | #266 | 640 |
| 1952 | #280 | 603 |
| 1953 | #276 | 635 |
| 1954 | #278 | 639 |
| 1955 | #283 | 644 |
| 1956 | #297 | 621 |
| 1957 | #312 | 604 |
| 1958 | #316 | 582 |
| 1959 | #326 | 559 |
| 1960 | #347 | 504 |
| 1961 | #349 | 517 |
| 1962 | #373 | 467 |
| 1963 | #374 | 454 |
| 1964 | #406 | 389 |
| 1965 | #397 | 388 |
| 1966 | #423 | 326 |
| 1967 | #439 | 294 |
| 1968 | #470 | 259 |
| 1969 | #498 | 242 |
| 1970 | #516 | 244 |
| 1971 | #473 | 291 |
| 1972 | #529 | 224 |
| 1973 | #502 | 241 |
| 1974 | #575 | 195 |
| 1975 | #545 | 218 |
| 1976 | #590 | 190 |
| 1977 | #570 | 217 |
| 1978 | #562 | 223 |
| 1979 | #537 | 249 |
| 1980 | #613 | 204 |
| 1981 | #584 | 215 |
| 1982 | #584 | 218 |
| 1983 | #628 | 184 |
| 1984 | #584 | 209 |
| 1985 | #632 | 194 |
| 1986 | #634 | 199 |
| 1987 | #647 | 199 |
| 1988 | #662 | 203 |
| 1989 | #708 | 193 |
| 1990 | #712 | 203 |
| 1991 | #904 | 135 |
| 1992 | #1,017 | 115 |
| 1993 | #893 | 143 |
| 1994 | #958 | 132 |
| 1995 | #1,010 | 121 |
| 1996 | #1,236 | 90 |
| 1997 | #1,169 | 103 |
| 1998 | #1,418 | 80 |
| 1999 | #1,320 | 91 |
| 2000 | #1,391 | 90 |
| 2001 | #1,514 | 80 |
| 2002 | #1,571 | 78 |
| 2003 | #1,538 | 83 |
| 2004 | #1,911 | 64 |
| 2005 | #1,889 | 67 |
| 2006 | #1,790 | 77 |
| 2007 | #2,164 | 62 |
| 2008 | #2,062 | 67 |
| 2009 | #2,049 | 67 |
| 2010 | #2,143 | 62 |
| 2011 | #2,173 | 60 |
| 2012 | #2,270 | 57 |
| 2013 | #1,866 | 76 |
| 2014 | #1,920 | 75 |
| 2015 | #1,982 | 73 |
| 2016 | #2,086 | 67 |
| 2017 | #2,065 | 67 |
| 2018 | #2,122 | 66 |
| 2019 | #1,974 | 74 |
| 2020 | #2,466 | 52 |
| 2021 | #2,109 | 68 |
| 2022 | #2,093 | 71 |
| 2023 | #2,144 | 67 |
| 2024 | #2,092 | 71 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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