Gender
Origin
- English
- See Silvester.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sylvester
Pronunciation
s(y)-lves-ter, syl-ve-ster
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #174, 807 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2207, 64 births)
- Girls: peak in 1926 (rank #1589, 27 births); most recent 1981 (rank #9098, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | – |
| 2024 | 71 | – |
| 2023 | 67 | – |
| 2022 | 71 | – |
| 2021 | 68 | – |
| 2020 | 52 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | – |
| 2018 | 66 | – |
| 2017 | 67 | – |
| 2016 | 67 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1291, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #1420, 9 births); most recent 2015 (rank #4921, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #148, 12 births); most recent 1992 (rank #298, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #122, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence