Sylvanus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #24801 for boy births in the United States, given to 5 babies. Sylvanus first appears in the data in 1880 and reached its peak in 1915 (15 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #24,801 |
| 2024 | 7 | #20,411 |
| 2023 | 8 | #18,666 |
| 2021 | 7 | #20,279 |
| 2020 | 6 | #22,195 |
| 2017 | 5 | #26,008 |
| 2015 | 8 | #19,296 |
| 2014 | 6 | #23,581 |
| 2013 | 6 | #23,610 |
| 2011 | 6 | #23,978 |
| 2005 | 8 | #18,944 |
| 2004 | 5 | #25,339 |
| 2003 | 6 | #21,883 |
| 2002 | 5 | #24,249 |
| 2001 | 6 | #21,185 |
| 2000 | 5 | #23,538 |
| 1998 | 6 | #19,375 |
| 1993 | 5 | #20,351 |
| 1991 | 5 | #19,752 |
| 1986 | 5 | #16,126 |
| 1983 | 5 | #15,098 |
| 1982 | 9 | #10,351 |
| 1980 | 9 | #10,147 |
| 1976 | 5 | #13,642 |
| 1974 | 5 | #12,740 |
| 1970 | 5 | #11,604 |
| 1963 | 5 | #9,671 |
| 1956 | 6 | #8,043 |
| 1953 | 7 | #7,028 |
| 1948 | 5 | #8,067 |
| 1947 | 7 | #6,770 |
| 1946 | 9 | #5,471 |
| 1944 | 8 | #5,480 |
| 1943 | 5 | #7,391 |
| 1942 | 6 | #6,596 |
| 1937 | 8 | #5,271 |
| 1936 | 6 | #6,151 |
| 1934 | 6 | #6,351 |
| 1932 | 9 | #5,150 |
| 1930 | 5 | #7,644 |
| 1929 | 10 | #5,041 |
| 1928 | 5 | #7,933 |
| 1927 | 11 | #4,925 |
| 1926 | 10 | #5,280 |
| 1925 | 13 | #4,575 |
| 1924 | 7 | #6,823 |
| 1923 | 9 | #5,781 |
| 1922 | 14 | #4,423 |
| 1921 | 7 | #6,867 |
| 1920 | 11 | #5,093 |
| 1919 | 12 | #4,674 |
| 1918 | 8 | #6,031 |
| 1917 | 7 | #6,288 |
| 1916 | 9 | #5,289 |
| 1915 | 15 | #3,711 |
| 1914 | 13 | #3,466 |
| 1913 | 10 | #3,575 |
| 1912 | 7 | #4,051 |
| 1904 | 5 | #2,888 |
| 1900 | 6 | #2,705 |
| 1894 | 8 | #1,874 |
| 1885 | 6 | #1,741 |
| 1883 | 6 | #1,622 |
| 1882 | 6 | #1,662 |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,875 |