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Sylvan

Boy

Rising name

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In 1918, Sylvan reached its peak: 103 boys, 1 baby in 21,078. The momentum is recent: births are up 131% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1668.
3,684births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 604rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Sylvan are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Sylvan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sylvan is most common in Pennsylvania (7.3 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

Nels · Carlyle · Lambert · Thurston · Pearl · Elmore

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