Sylvanus
Sylvanus is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sylvanus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sylvanus is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sylvanus
The earliest SSA record of Sylvanus as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Sylvanus — #1,878 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Sylvanus on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Sylvanus last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 465 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sylvanus
Sylvanus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 465 births in the dataset. Sylvanus's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,878. Use the chart and map above to compare Sylvanus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.