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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 have carried the name since. 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

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#739 in Sweden (2025) · #925 in Poland (2025) · #2,527 in Canada (2025) · #2,664 in England & Wales (2025) · #23,127 in Italy (2024) · #3,439 in Austria (2024) · #1,367 in Belgium (2023) · #998 in Netherlands (2016) · #6,494 in France (2015) · #9,139 in Ecuador (2015) · #298 in Ireland (1992).

Famous Sylvesters

• Sylvester Stallone — American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
• Sylvester I — Head of the Catholic Church from 314 to 335 (died 335)
• Sylvester II — Head of the Catholic Church from 999 to 1003 (died 1003)
• Sylvester III — Head of the Catholic Church in 1045 (c. 1000–1063)
• Sylvester McCoy — Scottish actor (born 1943)

In stories & tradition

• Sylvester — Fictional anthropomorphic cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons
• Sylvester Shyster — Mickey Mouse in Death Valley (comics)
• Sylvester Junior — Animated cartoon character from Warner Bros.

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 and politician (1954–2025).

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

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