How Many People Are Named Sylar?
people named Sylar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 391,058 people in the US has this name
Based on 881 babies named Sylar in Social Security records from 2006 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
91 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sylar, 6.5% were girls and 93.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 3.1% of the babies were girls then and 9.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sylar alive today is about 12 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sylar first appears in the records in 2006 and was given most often in 2009, to 91 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2006 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sylar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,715, in 2009. In 2025 it ranked #7,130.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,130 |
| Best rank | #1,715 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,370 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sylar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sylar were born in California than in any other state: about 38 of those alive today.
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