—2024 rank
1920peak year
42,091babies named Sylvester since 1880
▼ 4%5-year trend
Sylvester popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Sylvester mean?
From Latin silvestris, 'of the forest', from silva, 'wood'. Borne by three popes; Saint Sylvester's feast day ends the calendar year.
OriginLatin
Syllables3
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Sylvester
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Famous Sylvesters
- Sylvester Stallone, actor
Spellings & variants
SilvesterSilvestre
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