Sylvanus · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 65 recorded years as a table

Sylvanus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1882	53
1883	57
1885	56
1894	69
1900	40
1904	39
1912	16
1913	20
1914	20
1915	18
1916	10
1917	8
1918	8
1919	12
1920	10
1921	6
1922	13
1923	8
1924	6
1925	12
1926	9
1927	10
1928	5
1929	9
1930	5
1932	9
1934	6
1936	6
1937	8
1942	4
1943	4
1944	6
1946	6
1947	4
1948	3
1953	4
1956	3
1963	2
1970	3
1974	3
1976	3
1980	5
1982	5
1983	3
1986	3
1991	2
1993	3
1998	3
2000	3
2001	3
2002	3
2003	3
2004	3
2005	4
2011	3
2013	3
2014	3
2015	4
2017	3
2020	3
2021	4
2023	5
2024	4
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sylvanus isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Sylvanus

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #12,008
How rare: 1 in 341,615 boys
Since 1880: 470

Most popular in 1894, at 69 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 30% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.