Sylar
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ ModernAmerican / Multicultural ◈ 2 syllables
"Powerful, intelligent, ambitious, determined, innovative."

From ModernAmerican / Multicultural

Powerful, intelligent, ambitious, determined, innovative. Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Sylar at a glance
MeaningPowerful, intelligent, ambitious, determined, innovative.
OriginModernAmerican / Multicultural
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 3
US Rank (today)#4804
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Origin & history of Sylar
1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Sylar comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Powerful, intelligent, ambitious, determined, innovative..
How popular is Sylar?
2009 peak year
Today, Sylar is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4804), with only about 32 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2009, 91 babies were given the name (ranked #1716 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Sylar has been declining in recent years. In all, around 869 babies have been registered as Sylar since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
91 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,716)
32 Avg. per year
(last decade)
320 Total registrations
last 10 years
869 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #4,804) Moderate
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Sylar
3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
S1
Y7
L3
A1
R9
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
Personality of Sylar
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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