How Many People Are Named Sylvan?
people named Sylvan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 185,752 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,813 babies named Sylvan in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
111 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sylvan, 7% were girls and 93% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sylvan rose from 0% in the 1910s to 12.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sylvan alive today is about 28 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sylvan first appears in the records in 1886, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 111 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sylvan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #555, in 1912. In 2025 it ranked #1,674.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,674 |
| Best rank | #555 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #826 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sylvan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sylvan were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 189 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sylvan was given 6.6 times as often in Maryland, 6 times in Pennsylvania and 2.9 times in Wisconsin.
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