Sylar*
#5,185 most common boys' name of all time · #12,858 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 2006–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#5,185
Rank overall
#12,858 of 105,966
First appeared
2006
Years on the list
20 of 146
All-time
881
Since 2016
276
Peak year
2009 #1,716
Best rank
#1,716 2009
Girls
Boys
peak 91/yr
Sylar first appears in 2006. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,078 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,603 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #8,113 |
| 2022 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,175 |
| 2021 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,486 |
| 2020 | 5 | 29 | 34 | #3,725 |
| 2019 | 5 | 23 | 28 | #4,454 |
| 2018 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 6 | 35 | 41 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 6 | 67 | 73 | #2,108 |
| 2015 | 6 | 54 | 60 | #2,411 |
| 2014 | 6 | 69 | 75 | #2,062 |
| 2013 | — | 67 | 67 | #2,043 |
| 2012 | 5 | 69 | 74 | #2,035 |
| 2011 | 7 | 55 | 62 | #2,345 |
| 2010 | — | 76 | 76 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | — | 91 | 91 | #1,716 |
| 2008 | — | 47 | 47 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 6 | 38 | 44 | #3,089 |
| 2006 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,727 |