Sylvester
2 countries#2207 in United States, 2025US
#2207
in United States, 2025
FR
65
total births, France
Total births recorded
43,922
Peak year (United States)
1920
Peak-year count
819
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Sylvester was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
43,857 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2207 · peaked in 1920 with 819 births
Most common in: Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
65 births recorded 1984–2015 · peaked in 1991 with 9 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Sylvester’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1790 | — |
| 2007 | #2164 | ↓374 |
| 2008 | #2062 | ↑102 |
| 2009 | #2050 | ↑12 |
| 2010 | #2144 | ↓94 |
| 2011 | #2173 | ↓29 |
| 2012 | #2270 | ↓97 |
| 2013 | #1866 | ↑404 |
| 2014 | #1920 | ↓54 |
| 2015 | #1983 | ↓63 |
| 2016 | #2086 | ↓103 |
| 2017 | #2065 | ↑21 |
| 2018 | #2122 | ↓57 |
| 2019 | #1974 | ↑148 |
| 2020 | #2467 | ↓493 |
| 2021 | #2109 | ↑358 |
| 2022 | #2094 | ↑15 |
| 2023 | #2147 | ↓53 |
| 2024 | #2098 | ↑49 |
| 2025 | #2207 | ↓109 |
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