How Many People Are Named Sylis?
An estimated 972 people in the United States have the first name Sylis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Sylis peaked in popularity in 2013 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sylis 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 Sylis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
972
About 1 in 352,628 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2013
84 births
Total Registered
980
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sylis
Sylis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 980 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sylis as a male name
Ranked #3,257 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (84 births)
Sylis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sylis span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 596 babies were registered. While Sylis is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sylis by Decade
How has Sylis 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.
Sylis by State
Birth registrations for Sylis span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Missouri, Arizona, Michigan. On average, about 14 Syliss were registered per state.
Sylis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sylis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sylis
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sylis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sylis?
We estimate approximately 972 people named Sylis 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 352,628 Americans share this first name.
Is Sylis a common name?
Sylis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 980 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sylis most popular?
Sylis reached peak popularity in 2013, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sylis is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sylis a male name?
Sylis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sylis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sylis Smith, Sylis Johnson, Sylis 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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