Sylvester Name Popularity

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How popular is Sylvester?

In 2018 the rare name Sylvester, ranked the 2,128th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sylvester is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #127 in 1889.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1920 with 807 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sylvester was 57 in 2012.

Approximately during the years 1886-1889, and 1904-1915, the name Sylvester took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1988-1992 were years of successive downward movement.

Sylvester's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Sylvester lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sylvester?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sylvester is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Sylvester has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sylveste. (Girl)		Sylveste. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	66	2,128
2017		< 5	--	67	2,084
2016		< 5	--	67	2,106
2015		< 5	--	73	1,994
2014		< 5	--	75	1,940
2013		< 5	--	76	1,872
2012		< 5	--	57	2,288
2011		< 5	--	60	2,197
2010		< 5	--	62	2,162
2009		< 5	--	67	2,071
2008		< 5	--	67	2,084
2007		< 5	--	62	2,182
2006		< 5	--	77	1,804
2005		< 5	--	67	1,913
2004		< 5	--	64	1,930
2003		< 5	--	83	1,543
2002		< 5	--	78	1,585
2001		< 5	--	80	1,524
2000		< 5	--	90	1,398
1999		< 5	--	91	1,328
1998		< 5	--	80	1,430
1997		< 5	--	103	1,177
1996		< 5	--	90	1,243
1995		< 5	--	121	1,013
1994		< 5	--	132	963
1993		< 5	--	143	900
1992		< 5	--	115	1,024
1991		< 5	--	135	906
1990		< 5	--	203	714
1989		< 5	--	193	712
1988		< 5	--	203	666
1987		< 5	--	199	651
1986		< 5	--	199	635
1985		< 5	--	194	633
1984		< 5	--	209	585
1983		< 5	--	183	631
1982		< 5	--	219	584
1981		6	10,236	215	583
1980		< 5	--	204	616
1979		< 5	--	249	542
1978		< 5	--	223	562
1977		< 5	--	217	571
1976		< 5	--	190	590
1975		< 5	--	218	547
1974		< 5	--	195	576
1973		< 5	--	241	504
1972		5	9,453	224	530
1971		7	7,274	291	474
1970		7	6,968	244	517
1969		< 5	--	242	499
1968		5	8,043	258	471
1967		7	5,967	296	439
1966		< 5	--	325	425
1965		< 5	--	387	400
1964		< 5	--	390	408
1963		7	5,823	456	374
1962		5	7,454	465	374
1961		< 5	--	518	348
1960		5	7,192	504	347
1959		8	4,982	559	327
1958		< 5	--	578	320
1957		< 5	--	604	311
1956		6	5,877	620	297
1955		11	3,759	645	283
1954		6	5,678	636	279
1953		9	4,197	640	276
1952		7	4,868	600	283
1951		< 5	--	641	266
1950		12	3,215	643	256
1949		< 5	--	588	278
1948		9	3,849	601	270
1947		< 5	--	596	282
1946		< 5	--	538	278
1945		6	4,500	508	258
1944		< 5	--	534	251
1943		9	3,464	502	272
1942		< 5	--	496	267
1941		9	3,228	538	237
1940		7	3,827	461	257
1939		14	2,290	472	244
1938		7	3,810	503	237
1937		9	3,123	475	245
1936		< 5	--	482	238
1935		11	2,716	529	224
1934		11	2,719	497	232
1933		9	3,091	495	232
1932		10	3,025	560	217
1931		9	3,192	526	226
1930		14	2,410	599	217
1929		15	2,292	570	224
1928		15	2,369	599	221
1927		16	2,327	611	218
1926		27	1,618	687	201
1925		13	2,758	690	204
1924		18	2,200	708	198
1923		21	1,938	727	190
1922		13	2,755	707	194
1921		17	2,272	755	185
1920		12	2,875	807	174
1919		22	1,795	749	173
1918		20	1,952	766	172
1917		24	1,600	715	175
1916		9	3,225	715	172
1915		9	3,109	706	163
1914		9	2,610	538	164
1913		8	2,516	464	157
1912		5	3,380	348	167
1911		6	2,434	219	154
1910		10	1,617	200	156
1909		6	2,193	151	164
1908		9	1,531	166	143
1907		8	1,624	151	149
1906		8	1,543	125	159
1905		< 5	--	126	162
1904		11	1,162	124	155
1903		5	2,055	114	156
1902		6	1,768	135	141
1901		8	1,322	120	139
1900		7	1,711	131	160
1899		< 5	--	94	163
1898		< 5	--	115	148
1897		< 5	--	111	144
1896		< 5	--	111	149
1895		< 5	--	99	158
1894		7	1,338	101	152
1893		< 5	--	85	170
1892		6	1,431	98	162
1891		< 5	--	64	197
1890		6	1,324	93	153
1889		< 5	--	112	127
1888		< 5	--	83	180
1887		< 5	--	71	179
1886		< 5	--	73	187
1885		< 5	--	82	164
1884		< 5	--	67	201
1883		< 5	--	69	177
1882		< 5	--	74	183
1881		< 5	--	76	162
1880		< 5	--	89	153

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.