How Many People Are Named Sylar?
An estimated 862 people in the United States have the first name Sylar. It is predominantly male (93.4%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Sylar peaked in popularity in 2009 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sylar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sylar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
862
About 1 in 397,627 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.4% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
91 births
Total Registered
869
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sylar
Sylar is predominantly male (93.4%), though 57 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sylar as a male name
Ranked #7,656 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (91 births)
Sylar as a female name
Ranked #17,333 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (7 births)
Sylar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sylar span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 588 babies were registered. Sylar has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sylar by Decade
How has Sylar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sylar by State
Birth registrations for Sylar span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Missouri, Georgia. On average, about 16 Sylars were registered per state.
Sylar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sylar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sylar
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sylar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sylar?
We estimate approximately 862 people named Sylar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 397,627 Americans share this first name.
Is Sylar a common name?
Sylar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 869 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sylar most popular?
Sylar reached peak popularity in 2009, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sylar is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sylar a male name?
Sylar is predominantly male. 93.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sylar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sylar Smith, Sylar Johnson, Sylar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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