Is Sylvester a boy or girl name?
Sylvester is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 71 boys were named Sylvester, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 43,792 US babies named Sylvester were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,108
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sylvester since 1880
- 43,792
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 819 babies
Boys and girls named Sylvester, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 796 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 971 | 19 | 1.9% |
| 1900s | 1,343 | 68 | 4.8% |
| 1910s | 5,420 | 122 | 2.2% |
| 1920s | 6,861 | 167 | 2.4% |
| 1930s | 5,138 | 94 | 1.8% |
| 1940s | 5,362 | 44 | 0.8% |
| 1950s | 6,170 | 59 | 0.9% |
| 1960s | 3,840 | 29 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 2,292 | 19 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 2,018 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 1,213 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 735 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 677 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 76 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 91 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 103 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 121 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 132 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 143 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 115 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 135 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 203 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 193 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 203 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 199 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 199 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 194 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 209 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 184 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 218 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 215 | #584 | 6 | #10,241 |
| 1980 | 204 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 249 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 223 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 217 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 190 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 218 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 195 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 241 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 224 | #532 | 5 | #9,456 |
| 1971 | 291 | #474 | 7 | #7,274 |
| 1970 | 244 | #517 | 7 | #6,974 |
| 1969 | 242 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 259 | #470 | 5 | #8,046 |
| 1967 | 294 | #439 | 7 | #5,971 |
| 1966 | 326 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 388 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 389 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 454 | #374 | 7 | #5,823 |
| 1962 | 467 | #373 | 5 | #7,454 |
| 1961 | 517 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 504 | #347 | 5 | #7,188 |
| 1959 | 559 | #327 | 8 | #4,985 |
| 1958 | 582 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 604 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 621 | #297 | 6 | #5,882 |
| 1955 | 644 | #283 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1954 | 639 | #278 | 7 | #5,094 |
| 1953 | 635 | #276 | 9 | #4,198 |
| 1952 | 603 | #281 | 7 | #4,868 |
| 1951 | 640 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 643 | #256 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1949 | 588 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 600 | #271 | 8 | #4,170 |
| 1947 | 596 | #282 | 5 | #6,031 |
| 1946 | 538 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 508 | #258 | 6 | #4,499 |
| 1944 | 534 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 501 | #272 | 9 | #3,463 |
| 1942 | 498 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 537 | #237 | 9 | #3,227 |
| 1940 | 462 | #256 | 7 | #3,828 |
| 1939 | 471 | #245 | 14 | #2,291 |
| 1938 | 503 | #237 | 7 | #3,810 |
| 1937 | 476 | #244 | 9 | #3,124 |
| 1936 | 482 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 529 | #224 | 11 | #2,716 |
| 1934 | 497 | #232 | 11 | #2,720 |
| 1933 | 495 | #232 | 9 | #3,090 |
| 1932 | 561 | #216 | 10 | #3,025 |
| 1931 | 525 | #226 | 9 | #3,193 |
| 1930 | 599 | #217 | 14 | #2,409 |
| 1929 | 570 | #224 | 15 | #2,292 |
| 1928 | 599 | #221 | 15 | #2,369 |
| 1927 | 611 | #218 | 16 | #2,328 |
| 1926 | 687 | #201 | 27 | #1,618 |
| 1925 | 690 | #204 | 13 | #2,758 |
| 1924 | 708 | #198 | 18 | #2,200 |
| 1923 | 727 | #190 | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1922 | 707 | #194 | 13 | #2,755 |
| 1921 | 755 | #185 | 17 | #2,272 |
| 1920 | 807 | #174 | 12 | #2,875 |
| 1919 | 749 | #173 | 22 | #1,795 |
| 1918 | 766 | #172 | 20 | #1,952 |
| 1917 | 715 | #175 | 24 | #1,600 |
| 1916 | 715 | #172 | 9 | #3,225 |
| 1915 | 706 | #163 | 9 | #3,109 |
| 1914 | 538 | #164 | 9 | #2,610 |
| 1913 | 464 | #157 | 8 | #2,516 |
| 1912 | 348 | #167 | 5 | #3,380 |
| 1911 | 219 | #154 | 6 | #2,434 |
| 1910 | 200 | #156 | 10 | #1,617 |
| 1909 | 151 | #164 | 6 | #2,193 |
| 1908 | 166 | #143 | 9 | #1,531 |
| 1907 | 151 | #149 | 8 | #1,624 |
| 1906 | 125 | #159 | 8 | #1,543 |
| 1905 | 126 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 124 | #155 | 11 | #1,162 |
| 1903 | 114 | #156 | 5 | #2,055 |
| 1902 | 135 | #141 | 6 | #1,768 |
| 1901 | 120 | #139 | 8 | #1,322 |
| 1900 | 131 | #160 | 7 | #1,710 |
| 1899 | 94 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 115 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 111 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 111 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 99 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 101 | #152 | 7 | #1,338 |
| 1893 | 85 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 98 | #162 | 6 | #1,431 |
| 1891 | 64 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 93 | #153 | 6 | #1,324 |
| 1889 | 112 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 83 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 71 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 73 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 82 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 67 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 69 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 74 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 76 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 89 | #153 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sylvester reached #127 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #1,162 in 1904. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sylvester
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.