Sylis
Sylis was the 2253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1752nd with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Sylis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,253 boys, up 813 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201384 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,043babies recorded
Sylis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,253 | 63 |
| 2020 | #3,066 | 38 |
| 2010 | #2,320 | 56 |
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How popular is Sylis, counting every spelling?
Sylis is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylis | 63 | #2,253 | 224 |
| Cylis | 15 | #5,909 | 81 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sylis?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sylis (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sylis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sylis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sylis?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Sylis are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Sylis a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sylis by state
How common Sylis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sylis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sylis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sylis
How popular is the name Sylis?
Sylis was the 2253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1752nd with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Sylis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sylis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sylis in the US.
Where is Sylis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sylis was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Georgia.