Sylvanus
#7,535 most common boys' name of all time · #18,997 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among boys
#7,535
Rank overall
#18,997 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
65 of 146
All-time
470
Since 2016
38
Peak year
1915 #1,901
Best rank
#832 1894
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Sylvanus is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,039 |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,915 |
| 2023 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,939 |
| 2021 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,741 |
| 2020 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,640 |
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,278 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,767 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,755 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,745 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,320 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,377 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,616 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,705 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,276 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,386 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,506 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,735 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,282 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,773 |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,282 |
| 1982 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,257 |
| 1980 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,156 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,639 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,263 |
| 1970 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,767 |
| 1963 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,088 |
| 1956 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,561 |
| 1953 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,169 |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1947 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,119 |
| 1946 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,554 |
| 1944 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,671 |
| 1943 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,580 |
| 1942 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,250 |
| 1937 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,707 |
| 1936 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,183 |
| 1934 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,310 |
| 1932 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,664 |
| 1930 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,044 |
| 1929 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,606 |
| 1928 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,184 |
| 1927 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,546 |
| 1926 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,742 |
| 1925 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,332 |
| 1924 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,538 |
| 1923 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,969 |
| 1922 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,254 |
| 1921 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,545 |
| 1920 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,617 |
| 1919 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,399 |
| 1918 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,124 |
| 1917 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,235 |
| 1916 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,751 |
| 1915 | — | 15 | 15 | #1,901 |
| 1914 | — | 13 | 13 | #1,790 |
| 1913 | — | 10 | 10 | #1,826 |
| 1912 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,082 |
| 1904 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,268 |
| 1900 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,217 |
| 1894 | — | 8 | 8 | #832 |
| 1885 | — | 6 | 6 | #889 |
| 1883 | — | 6 | 6 | #854 |
| 1882 | — | 6 | 6 | #895 |
| 1880 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,044 |