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Sylester

Sylester is a boy's name that peaked in 1951, when it was the 3,066th most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1960. About 12 Sylesters are alive in the United States today, and half of them are over 71.

Popularity, 1880–2025

Births per year, 1880 to 2025 0 3 5 8 10 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

boys named Sylester

By the numbers

Total US births
18
Estimated living today
12
Median age today
71
Peak year
1951
Best rank
3,066th
Rank in 2025
unranked
First recorded
1951

Names of 1951

The most popular boys’ names the year Sylester peaked:

All the names of 1951

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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.