The baby name Sylvester appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1920 with 1,043 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sylvester has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 213 |
| 1911 | 222 |
| 1912 | 373 |
| 1913 | 526 |
| 1914 | 649 |
| 1915 | 845 |
| 1916 | 883 |
| 1917 | 946 |
| 1918 | 995 |
| 1919 | 993 |
| 1920 | 1,043 |
| 1921 | 995 |
| 1922 | 916 |
| 1923 | 892 |
| 1924 | 907 |
| 1925 | 928 |
| 1926 | 9 |
| 1926 | 947 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1927 | 765 |
| 1928 | 783 |
| 1929 | 820 |
| 1930 | 842 |
| 1931 | 679 |
| 1932 | 710 |
| 1933 | 636 |
| 1934 | 647 |
| 1935 | 675 |
| 1936 | 629 |
| 1937 | 607 |
| 1938 | 628 |
| 1939 | 599 |
| 1940 | 633 |
| 1941 | 702 |
| 1942 | 654 |
| 1943 | 691 |
| 1944 | 692 |
| 1945 | 616 |
| 1946 | 621 |
| 1947 | 776 |
| 1948 | 822 |
| 1949 | 772 |
| 1950 | 825 |
| 1951 | 816 |
| 1952 | 765 |
| 1953 | 910 |
| 1954 | 766 |
| 1955 | 902 |
| 1956 | 727 |
| 1957 | 772 |
| 1958 | 751 |
| 1959 | 658 |
| 1960 | 556 |
| 1961 | 602 |
| 1962 | 569 |
| 1963 | 617 |
| 1964 | 450 |
| 1965 | 539 |
| 1966 | 380 |
| 1967 | 330 |
| 1968 | 294 |
| 1969 | 222 |
| 1970 | 261 |
| 1971 | 310 |
| 1972 | 238 |
| 1973 | 264 |
| 1974 | 172 |
| 1975 | 217 |
| 1976 | 210 |
| 1977 | 238 |
| 1978 | 215 |
| 1979 | 304 |
| 1980 | 205 |
| 1981 | 187 |
| 1982 | 213 |
| 1983 | 149 |
| 1984 | 186 |
| 1985 | 227 |
| 1986 | 162 |
| 1987 | 174 |
| 1988 | 167 |
| 1989 | 159 |
| 1990 | 164 |
| 1991 | 108 |
| 1992 | 105 |
| 1993 | 115 |
| 1994 | 88 |
| 1995 | 102 |
| 1996 | 49 |
| 1997 | 50 |
| 1998 | 28 |
| 1999 | 50 |
| 2000 | 50 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 43 |
| 2003 | 42 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 22 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 26 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 26 |
| 2013 | 30 |
| 2014 | 39 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 |