How Many People Are Named Sylvanus?
people named Sylvanus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,798,867 people in the US has this name
Based on 470 babies named Sylvanus in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of SILVANUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sylvanus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sylvanus alive today is about 33 years old, and 55% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sylvanus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1915, to 15 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sylvanus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #847, in 1894. In 2025 it ranked #13,653.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,653 |
| Best rank | #847 (1894) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,824 in the 1920s |
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