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Sylvester

Boy's name · #2224 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Sylvester — on the books since 1880, #2224 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 43,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Sylvester ranks in other countries and regions.

#739 in Sweden (2025) · #2,896 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,113 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sylvesters

• Sylvester Stallone — American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
• Sylvester I — Religious leader
• Sylvester II — Pope of the Catholic Church from 999 to 1003
• Sylvester III — Pope
• Sylvester McCoy — Scottish actor (born 1943)

In stories & tradition

• Sylvester — Looney Tunes (film series)
• Sylvester Shyster — Mickey Mouse in Death Valley (comics)
• Sylvester Junior — Pop 'Im Pop! (film)

What Sylvesters become

Among 295 notable people named Sylvester:

Political leaders appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sylvester Turner, American attorney, politician (1954–2025).

Similar names: Cornelius · Sylvan · Emile · Chester · Laurence · Valentine

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