Sylvan
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #1,668 for boys in 2025, 99 births
Given to boys 96.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1912 · 53 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,684since 1886
Sylvan over time
Rank among boys' names. Sylvan has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | #1,668 | 99 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #1,891 | 84 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #2,014 | 75 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #1,938 | 80 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #2,193 | 64 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #2,728 | 45 |
| 2019 | — | #2,656 | 48 | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | #3,446 | 32 |
| 2017 | — | #3,249 | 35 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,783 | 43 | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #4,080 | 25 |
| 2014 | — | #3,154 | 35 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #3,582 | 29 |
| 2012 | — | #3,450 | 31 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,994 | 25 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,812 | 27 | |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #4,748 | 20 |
| 2008 | — | #4,714 | 20 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,996 | 18 | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #3,888 | 25 |
| 2005 | — | #4,631 | 18 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #4,129 | 21 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #4,114 | 20 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #3,095 | 29 |
| 2001 | — | #3,721 | 22 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #3,640 | 22 |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,708 | 19 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,288 | 11 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,982 | 9 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,911 | 16 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #3,246 | 20 |
| 1992 | — | #4,564 | 12 | |
| 1991 | — | #6,519 | 7 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,779 | 15 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,527 | 11 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,201 | 15 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,216 | 14 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,706 | 17 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,230 | 13 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,234 | 9 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,068 | 9 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,361 | 18 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,013 | 11 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,534 | 14 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,366 | 16 | |
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | #1,891 | 17 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,900 | 18 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,148 | 15 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,910 | 18 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,111 | 15 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,177 | 14 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,435 | 11 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,044 | 15 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,836 | 18 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,406 | 29 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,725 | 19 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,464 | 25 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,460 | 25 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,363 | 29 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,557 | 21 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,536 | 19 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,193 | 31 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,170 | 34 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,298 | 29 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,254 | 28 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,183 | 32 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,141 | 32 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,125 | 33 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,148 | 33 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1935 | — | #956 | 44 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,038 | 39 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,078 | 37 | |
| 1932 | — | #915 | 50 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,065 | 40 | |
| 1930 | — | #990 | 47 | |
| 1929 | — | #914 | 54 | |
| 1928 | — | #950 | 51 | |
| 1927 | — | #964 | 52 | |
| 1926 | — | #765 | 71 | |
| 1925 | — | #723 | 80 | |
| 1924 | — | #787 | 73 | |
| 1923 | — | #803 | 69 | |
| 1922 | — | #840 | 66 | |
| 1921 | — | #768 | 76 | |
| 1920 | — | #812 | 68 | |
| 1919 | — | #766 | 71 | |
| 1918 | — | #604 | 103 | |
| 1917 | — | #713 | 73 | |
| 1916 | — | #636 | 84 | |
| 1915 | — | #734 | 66 | |
| 1914 | — | #724 | 52 | |
| 1913 | — | #641 | 48 | |
| 1912 | — | #552 | 53 | |
| 1911 | — | #624 | 24 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #744 | 13 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #674 | 13 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Sylvan! It came in at #758, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1895, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Sylvan is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Pennsylvania#742 · 1 in 4,751
- Colorado#849 · 1 in 5,370
- New York#1,202 · 1 in 9,380
- California#1,364 · 1 in 13,498
- Texas#2,574 · 1 in 35,010
Best ever in a state: #102 in Maryland, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #742 | 11 | 1 in 4,751 |
| Colorado | #849 | 5 | 1 in 5,370 |
| New York | #1,202 | 9 | 1 in 9,380 |
| California | #1,364 | 13 | 1 in 13,498 |
| Texas | #2,574 | 5 | 1 in 35,010 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sylvan
- 223 spots since 2024 (#1,891 → #1,668)
- 1,060 spots since 2020 (#2,728 → #1,668)
- 2,412 spots since 2015 (#4,080 → #1,668)
- Biggest jump: 357 spots in 1911 (#981 → #624)
- Biggest drop: 207 spots in 1909 (#744 → #951)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1912 at #552 (53 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 33 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1906–1930
- Highest: 1 in 8,112 boys born in 1912 were named Sylvan (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,253 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 17.9% of all boys named Sylvan (660) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #758 (1886) | #895 |
| 1890s | 39 | #613 (1899) | #925 |
| 1900s | 77 | #674 (1906) | #795 |
| 1910s | 585 | #552 (1912) | #698 |
| 1920s | 660 | #723 (1925) | #833 |
| 1930s | 391 | #915 (1932) | #1,052 |
| 1940s | 278 | #1,170 (1943) | #1,334 |
| 1950s | 178 | #1,406 (1952) | #1,923 |
| 1960s | 108 | #1,891 (1966) | #2,685 |
| 1970s | 105 | #2,361 (1975) | #3,552 |
| 1980s | 127 | #2,706 (1984) | #3,599 |
| 1990s | 132 | #3,246 (1993) | #4,744 |
| 2000s | 215 | #3,095 (2002) | #4,168 |
| 2010s | 330 | #2,656 (2019) | #3,421 |
| 2020s | 447 | #1,668 (2025) | #2,072 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sylvan in 2025
Top girls' names in 2025
Top boys' names in 2025
More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 133,939 of them was named Sylvan, which outranked 51.7% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).
- #7,885Zunaisha13
- #7,885Zylee13
- #7,885Zyriah13
- #8,362Sylvan12
- #8,362Abella12
- #8,362Aby12
- #8,362Adaily12
- #8,860Aadiya11
- #8,860Aadvika11
- #8,860Aara11
Tied with 497 names at #8,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 17,253 of them was named Sylvan, which outranked 88.0% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).
- #1,663Jacari100
- #1,663Jahari100
- #1,663Taj100
- #1,668Sylvan99
- #1,668Aarush99
- #1,668Deangelo99
- #1,668Eydan99
- #1,677Beauden98
- #1,677Conan98
- #1,677Ellison98
Tied with 8 names at #1,668; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.