Sylvan

Origin: Variant of Sylvain · French form of Silvanus (from Latin)

Boy's name · #1674 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Sylvan belongs to an older America first — it reached #555 back in 1912 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1674. About 3,700 boys have carried it since 1886.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,821 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sylvans

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake — British footballer (born 1986)
Sylvan Adams — Canadian-Israeli Philanthropist
Sylvan Goldman — American inventor (1898–1984)
Sylvan Anderton — English footballer (born 1934)
Sylvan Muldoon — American writer (1903–1971)

What Sylvans become

Among 34 notable people named Sylvan:

Artists & writers appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sylvan Muldoon, American writer (1903–1971).

Similar names: Cosmo · Zealand · Noble · Florian · Orson · Palmer

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