Infographic of Sylvester name meaning, which is wooded
Ask your friends & family about Sylvester…

Sylvester Name Popularity

How popular is the name Sylvester? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 157 0.0446%
1911 — 166 0.0446%
1912 — 307 0.0609%
1913 — 433 0.0764%
1914 — 511 0.0733%
1915 — 681 0.075%
1916 — 672 0.0696%
1917 — 699 0.0699%
1918 — 735 0.0685%
1919 — 735 0.0702%
1920 — 785 0.0706%
1921 — 732 0.0639%
1922 — 688 0.0618%
1923 — 704 0.0629%
1924 — 686 0.0591%
1925 — 674 0.0596%
1926 — 671 0.061%
1927 — 584 0.0528%
1928 — 577 0.0539%
1929 — 544 0.0525%
1930 — 571 0.0547%
1931 — 507 0.0514%
1932 — 533 0.0539%
1933 — 476 0.0511%
1934 — 479 0.0495%
1935 — 498 0.0512%
1936 — 457 0.0474%
1937 — 451 0.0458%
1938 — 485 0.0474%
1939 — 448 0.044%
1940 — 440 0.0414%
1941 — 508 0.0451%
1942 — 464 0.0367%
1943 — 468 0.0358%
1944 — 507 0.0409%
1945 — 471 0.0386%
1946 — 512 0.0347%
1947 — 567 0.034%
1948 — 574 0.036%
1949 — 566 0.0352%
1950 — 615 0.0382%
1951 — 615 0.0363%
1952 — 572 0.0328%
1953 — 613 0.0346%
1954 — 605 0.0331%
1955 — 620 0.0337%
1956 — 578 0.0306%
1957 — 580 0.0301%
1958 — 554 0.0293%
1959 — 532 0.028%
1960 — 465 0.0245%
1961 — 484 0.0256%
1962 — 437 0.0238%
1963 — 423 0.0236%
1964 — 363 0.0206%
1965 — 353 0.0216%
1966 — 301 0.0193%
1967 — 267 0.0176%
1968 — 238 0.0159%
1969 — 206 0.0134%
1970 — 219 0.0138%
1971 — 260 0.0173%
1972 — 201 0.0148%
1973 — 228 0.0176%
1974 — 152 0.0117%
1975 — 182 0.0142%
1976 — 142 0.011%
1977 — 184 0.0137%
1978 — 185 0.0138%
1979 — 209 0.0148%
1980 — 163 0.0111%
1981 — 163 0.0111%
1982 — 175 0.0117%
1983 — 129 0.0087%
1984 — 173 0.0116%
1985 — 163 0.0107%
1986 — 155 0.0103%
1987 — 164 0.0107%
1988 — 157 0.0101%
1989 — 154 0.0095%
1990 — 159 0.0096%
1991 — 87 0.0053%
1992 — 61 0.0038%
1993 — 103 0.0066%
1994 — 79 0.0051%
1995 — 86 0.0057%
1996 — 51 0.0034%
1997 — 46 0.0031%
1998 — 27 0.0018%
1999 — 45 0.003%
2000 — 43 0.0028%
2001 — 44 0.0029%
2002 — 36 0.0024%
2003 — 44 0.0029%
2004 — 17 0.0011%
2005 — 19 0.0012%
2006 — 28 0.0018%
2007 — 35 0.0022%
2008 — 24 0.0016%
2009 — 25 0.0017%
2010 — 11 0.0008%
2011 — 24 0.0017%
2012 — 22 0.0015%
2013 — 24 0.0017%
2014 — 28 0.0019%
2015 — 16 0.0011%
2016 — 12 0.0008%
2017 — 13 0.0009%
2018 — 15 0.0011%
2019 — 13 0.001%
2020 — 5 0.0004%
2021 — 23 0.0019%
2022 — 23 0.0017%
2023 — 23 0.0018%

Alabama (AL)

Arkansas (AR)

Arizona (AZ)

California (CA)

Colorado (CO)

Connecticut (CT)

District of Columbia (DC)

Delaware (DE)

Florida (FL)

Georgia (GA)

Iowa (IA)

Illinois (IL)

Indiana (IN)

Kansas (KS)

Kentucky (KY)

Louisiana (LA)

Massachusetts (MA)

Maryland (MD)

Michigan (MI)

Minnesota (MN)

Missouri (MO)

Mississippi (MS)

North Carolina (NC)

North Dakota (ND)

Nebraska (NE)

New Jersey (NJ)

New Mexico (NM)

New York (NY)

Ohio (OH)

Oklahoma (OK)

Pennsylvania (PA)

Rhode Island (RI)

South Carolina (SC)

South Dakota (SD)

Tennessee (TN)

Texas (TX)

Virginia (VA)

Washington (WA)

Wisconsin (WI)

West Virginia (WV)

Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Sylvester

If you like Sylvester, you’ll love these other names like Sylvester.

What names are variants of Sylvester?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Sylvester.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Silvester

Wooded

Latin

Silvestre

Wooded

Latin

Sly

Wooded

Latin

What names sound like Sylvester?

If you like how Sylvester sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Sylvester.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Silvestro

Wooded

Latin

What names are similar to Sylvester?

Find a name that’s like Sylvester, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Vester

Latin

Lists With Sylvester

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Sylvester.

Share your thoughts on the name Sylvester

Your email address will not be published. All fields are required *

*