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Origin & history of Sylvester1
English roots
Sylvester comes from the English tradition, meaning Wood, forest.
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How popular is Sylvester?
1920
peak year
Sylvester has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2135), with about 68 babies named Sylvester each year. In 1920, 807 babies received the name (ranked #174). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 43,792.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
807
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #174)
(ranked #174)
68
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
680
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
43,792
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Sylvester1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
S1
Y7
L3
V4
E5
S1
T2
E5
R9
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Sylvester🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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