The baby name Sylvan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 66 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sylvan has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 20 |
| 1913 | 15 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 35 |
| 1918 | 66 |
| 1919 | 26 |
| 1920 | 25 |
| 1921 | 37 |
| 1922 | 18 |
| 1923 | 31 |
| 1924 | 41 |
| 1925 | 41 |
| 1926 | 30 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1928 | 17 |
| 1929 | 25 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1931 | 15 |
| 1932 | 9 |
| 1933 | 11 |
| 1934 | 8 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1940 | 7 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1950 | 14 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 35 |