Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Sylvan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Sylvan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

103

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1886Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

19.4%

2024

All-time

3,584

Sylvan is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 103 boys were named Sylvan.

In 2024, only 83 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,584 Americans have been named Sylvan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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