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Sylvester

Boy

Classic name

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1920 was its best year: 807 births, or 1 baby in 2,804. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 2207.
43,230births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 174rank at its peak, in 1920

Where babies named Sylvester are born

1920

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sylvester is most common in Mississippi (6.4 times), Alabama (3.2) and Arkansas (3.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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