Sylvan is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Sylvan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,674 among boys (99) and #8,811 among girls (12) — overall #3,309 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111 | 111 | #8,811 | #1,674 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | #7,558 | #1,901 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | #9,533 | #2,029 |
| 2022 | 88 | 88 | #12,126 | #1,950 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | #11,065 | #2,219 |
| 2020 | 52 | 52 | #13,325 | #2,751 |
| 2019 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,690 |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | #9,745 | #3,511 |
| 2017 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,305 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,834 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #12,884 | #4,160 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,215 |
| 2013 | 34 | 34 | #18,969 | #3,650 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,517 |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,091 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,887 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #13,552 | #4,901 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,874 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,184 |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #14,971 | #3,981 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,798 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #18,489 | #4,249 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #15,545 | #4,259 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #17,787 | #3,178 |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,827 |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #14,806 | #3,745 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,992 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | — | #3,827 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,603 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,423 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | — | #5,083 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | — | #4,062 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #13,238 | #3,356 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,823 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #7,177 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | — | #3,942 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,772 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | — | #3,885 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | — | #3,319 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #5,271 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | — | #3,370 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | — | #2,805 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | — | #3,392 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | — | #4,542 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | — | #3,387 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,232 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,361 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,678 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #4,122 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,972 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | — | #2,440 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #4,151 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,191 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | — | #2,644 |
| 1971 | 16 | — | — | #2,455 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,354 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,355 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | — | #3,634 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | — | #1,958 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,367 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | — | #1,964 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | — | #2,521 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | — | #2,828 |
| 1961 | 15 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | — | #1,966 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | — | #2,189 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | — | #2,250 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | — | #2,081 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1955 | 11 | — | — | #2,537 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | — | #2,106 |
| 1953 | 18 | — | — | #1,895 |
| 1952 | 29 | — | — | #1,429 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | — | #1,768 |
| 1950 | 25 | — | — | #1,496 |
| 1949 | 30 | — | — | #1,345 |
| 1948 | 25 | — | — | #1,483 |
| 1947 | 29 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1946 | 21 | — | — | #1,598 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1944 | 31 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1943 | 34 | — | — | #1,183 |
| 1942 | 29 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1941 | 28 | — | — | #1,273 |
| 1940 | 32 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1939 | 32 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1938 | 33 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1937 | 33 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1936 | 36 | — | — | #1,091 |
| 1935 | 44 | — | — | #966 |
| 1934 | 39 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1933 | 37 | — | — | #1,091 |
| 1932 | 50 | — | — | #922 |
| 1931 | 40 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1930 | 47 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1929 | 54 | — | — | #920 |
| 1928 | 51 | — | — | #961 |
| 1927 | 52 | — | — | #977 |
| 1926 | 71 | — | — | #775 |
| 1925 | 80 | — | — | #728 |
| 1924 | 73 | — | — | #792 |
| 1923 | 69 | — | — | #814 |
| 1922 | 66 | — | — | #849 |
| 1921 | 76 | — | — | #771 |
| 1920 | 68 | — | — | #814 |
| 1919 | 71 | — | — | #773 |
| 1918 | 103 | — | — | #606 |
| 1917 | 73 | — | — | #722 |
| 1916 | 84 | — | — | #640 |
| 1915 | 66 | — | — | #740 |
| 1914 | 52 | — | — | #733 |
| 1913 | 48 | — | — | #647 |
| 1912 | 53 | — | — | #555 |
| 1911 | 24 | — | — | #640 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | — | #775 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #770 |
| 1906 | 13 | — | — | #702 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #956 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #902 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #780 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | — | #656 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #933 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,218 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,239 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,109 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #837 |