Is Sylvan a boy or girl name?
Sylvan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 83 boys were named Sylvan, so 15.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.2% of the 3,701 US babies named Sylvan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,911
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,529
- Babies named Sylvan since 1886
- 3,701
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 103 babies
Boys and girls named Sylvan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 585 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 660 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 391 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 278 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 132 | 6 | 4.3% |
| 2000s | 215 | 37 | 14.7% |
| 2010s | 330 | 24 | 6.8% |
| 2020s | 347 | 50 | 12.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83 | #1,911 | 15 | #7,529 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,026 | 11 | #9,527 |
| 2022 | 80 | #1,948 | 8 | #12,121 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,217 | 9 | #11,057 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,751 | 7 | #13,310 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,510 | 11 | #9,741 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,305 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,159 | 8 | #12,882 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,650 | 5 | #18,967 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,517 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 25 | #4,091 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,887 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,901 | 8 | #13,549 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,873 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,182 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,981 | 7 | #14,971 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,796 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,249 | 5 | #18,488 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,259 | 6 | #15,543 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,178 | 5 | #17,786 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,745 | 6 | #14,806 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,992 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,603 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,423 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,083 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,062 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,356 | 6 | #13,238 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,824 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,177 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,942 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,772 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,886 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,318 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,273 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,370 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,392 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,542 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,388 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,232 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,362 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,678 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,123 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,972 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,440 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,152 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,645 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,353 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,355 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 44 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 37 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 50 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 40 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 47 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 54 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 51 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 52 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 71 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 80 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 73 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 69 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 66 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 76 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 68 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 71 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 103 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 73 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 84 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 66 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 52 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 48 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 53 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 24 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 13 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #837 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sylvan reached #555 in 1912. As a girl name, it reached #7,529 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sylvan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.