Sylvester Popularity by Year
Follow Sylvester across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Sylvester birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 64 | #2,207 | Down 109 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 71 | #2,098 | Up 49 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 67 | #2,147 | Down 53 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 71 | #2,094 | Up 15 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 68 | #2,109 | Up 358 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 52 | #2,467 | Down 493 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 74 | #1,974 | Up 148 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 66 | #2,122 | Down 57 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 67 | #2,065 | Up 21 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 67 | #2,086 | Down 103 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 73 | #1,983 | Down 63 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 75 | #1,920 | Down 54 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 76 | #1,866 | Up 404 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 57 | #2,270 | Down 97 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 60 | #2,173 | Down 29 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 62 | #2,144 | Down 94 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 67 | #2,050 | Up 12 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 67 | #2,062 | Up 102 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 62 | #2,164 | Down 374 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 77 | #1,790 | Up 99 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 67 | #1,889 | Up 22 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 64 | #1,911 | Down 373 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 83 | #1,538 | Up 33 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 78 | #1,571 | Down 57 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 80 | #1,514 | Down 123 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 90 | #1,391 | Down 71 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 91 | #1,320 | Up 98 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 80 | #1,418 | Down 249 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 103 | #1,169 | Up 67 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 90 | #1,236 | Down 226 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 121 | #1,010 | Down 47 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 131 | #963 | Down 70 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 143 | #893 | Up 124 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 115 | #1,017 | Down 113 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 135 | #904 | Down 192 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 203 | #712 | Down 4 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 193 | #708 | Down 46 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 203 | #662 | Down 16 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 199 | #646 | Down 12 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 199 | #634 | Down 2 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 194 | #632 | Down 48 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 209 | #584 | Up 44 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 184 | #628 | Down 44 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 218 | #584 | No rank change |
| 1981 | Boys | 215 | #584 | Up 29 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 6 | #9,110 | Down 818 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 204 | #613 | Down 76 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 249 | #537 | Up 24 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 223 | #561 | Up 9 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 217 | #570 | Up 20 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 190 | #590 | Down 46 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 218 | #544 | Up 31 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 195 | #575 | Down 73 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 241 | #502 | Up 27 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 224 | #529 | Down 56 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 5 | #8,292 | Down 1,673 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 291 | #473 | Up 42 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 7 | #6,619 | Down 257 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 245 | #515 | Down 16 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 7 | #6,362 | Up 654 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 241 | #499 | Down 29 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 259 | #470 | Down 31 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 5 | #7,016 | Down 1,559 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 293 | #439 | Down 16 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 7 | #5,457 | Down 161 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 326 | #423 | Down 26 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 388 | #397 | Up 8 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 390 | #405 | Down 31 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 454 | #374 | Down 1 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 7 | #5,296 | Up 1,282 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 467 | #373 | Down 24 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 5 | #6,578 | Down 188 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 518 | #349 | Down 2 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 504 | #347 | Down 21 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 5 | #6,390 | Down 1,765 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 559 | #326 | Down 10 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 8 | #4,625 | Up 700 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 582 | #316 | Down 4 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 604 | #312 | Down 15 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 621 | #297 | Down 14 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 6 | #5,325 | Down 1,547 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 644 | #283 | Down 5 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 10 | #3,778 | Up 877 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 640 | #278 | Down 2 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 7 | #4,655 | Down 700 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 635 | #276 | Up 4 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 9 | #3,955 | Up 528 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 603 | #280 | Down 14 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 7 | #4,483 | Down 1,431 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 640 | #266 | Down 10 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 643 | #256 | Up 21 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 12 | #3,052 | Up 831 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 588 | #277 | Down 6 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 600 | #271 | Up 10 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 8 | #3,883 | Up 1,412 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 596 | #281 | Down 3 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 5 | #5,295 | Down 1,270 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 538 | #278 | Down 20 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 508 | #258 | Down 8 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 6 | #4,025 | Down 776 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 534 | #250 | Up 22 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 501 | #272 | Down 5 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 9 | #3,249 | Down 219 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 498 | #267 | Down 30 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 538 | #237 | Up 20 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 9 | #3,030 | Up 473 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 460 | #257 | Down 13 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 7 | #3,503 | Down 1,297 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 472 | #244 | Down 7 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 14 | #2,206 | Up 1,244 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 503 | #237 | Up 7 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 7 | #3,450 | Down 510 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 476 | #244 | Down 7 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 9 | #2,940 | Down 365 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 482 | #237 | Down 13 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 529 | #224 | Up 8 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 11 | #2,575 | Down 8 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 497 | #232 | No rank change |
| 1934 | Girls | 11 | #2,567 | Up 301 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 495 | #232 | Down 16 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 9 | #2,868 | Down 37 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 561 | #216 | Up 10 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 10 | #2,831 | Up 141 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 525 | #226 | Down 9 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 9 | #2,972 | Down 666 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 599 | #217 | Up 7 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 14 | #2,306 | Down 115 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 570 | #224 | Down 5 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 15 | #2,191 | Up 93 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 599 | #219 | Down 1 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 15 | #2,284 | Down 28 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 611 | #218 | Down 17 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 16 | #2,256 | Down 667 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 688 | #201 | Up 2 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 27 | #1,589 | Up 1,028 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 691 | #203 | Down 5 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 13 | #2,617 | Down 480 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 708 | #198 | Down 8 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 18 | #2,137 | Down 242 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 725 | #190 | Up 4 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 21 | #1,895 | Up 717 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 707 | #194 | Down 9 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 13 | #2,612 | Down 417 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 755 | #185 | Down 11 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 17 | #2,195 | Up 536 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 807 | #174 | Down 1 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 12 | #2,731 | Down 986 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 749 | #173 | Down 1 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 22 | #1,745 | Up 142 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 766 | #172 | Up 3 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 20 | #1,887 | Down 335 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 715 | #175 | Down 3 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 24 | #1,552 | Up 1,479 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 715 | #172 | Down 9 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 9 | #3,031 | Down 131 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 706 | #163 | Up 1 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 9 | #2,900 | Down 466 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 538 | #164 | Down 7 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 9 | #2,434 | Down 103 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 464 | #157 | Up 10 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 8 | #2,331 | Up 648 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 348 | #167 | Down 13 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 5 | #2,979 | Down 788 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 219 | #154 | No rank change |
| 1911 | Girls | 6 | #2,191 | Down 670 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 200 | #154 | Up 10 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 10 | #1,521 | Up 436 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 151 | #164 | Down 21 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 6 | #1,957 | Down 518 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 166 | #143 | Up 6 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 9 | #1,439 | Up 73 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 151 | #149 | Up 7 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 8 | #1,512 | Down 96 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 125 | #156 | Up 4 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 8 | #1,416 | Down 324 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 126 | #160 | Down 6 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 124 | #154 | Up 2 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 11 | #1,092 | Up 700 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 114 | #156 | Down 15 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 5 | #1,792 | Down 198 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 135 | #141 | Down 3 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 6 | #1,594 | Down 367 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 120 | #138 | Up 22 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 8 | #1,227 | Up 334 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 131 | #160 | No rank change |
| 1900 | Girls | 7 | #1,561 | Down 324 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 94 | #160 | Down 13 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 115 | #147 | Down 3 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 111 | #144 | Up 4 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 111 | #148 | Up 10 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 99 | #158 | Down 6 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 101 | #152 | Up 18 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 7 | #1,237 | Up 41 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 85 | #170 | Down 9 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 98 | #161 | Up 33 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 6 | #1,278 | Down 68 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 64 | #194 | Down 43 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 93 | #151 | Down 25 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 6 | #1,210 | — |
| 1889 | Boys | 112 | #126 | Up 51 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 83 | #177 | No rank change |
| 1887 | Boys | 71 | #177 | Up 5 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 73 | #182 | Down 20 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 82 | #162 | Up 37 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 67 | #199 | Down 22 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 69 | #177 | Up 5 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 74 | #182 | Down 23 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 76 | #159 | Down 6 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 89 | #153 | — |