Sylus
Sylus was the 2180th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1753rd with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 27 places. More babies were named Sylus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,180 boys, down 44 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201384 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,244babies recorded
Sylus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,180 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,136 | 66 |
| 2010 | #2,033 | 68 |
| 2000 | #10,191 | 6 |
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How popular is Sylus, counting every spelling?
Sylus is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,487 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,180 for Sylus on its own. Together these spellings went to 108 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylus | 66 | #2,180 | 262 |
| Cylus | 32 | #3,527 | 182 |
| Silus | 10 | #8,156 | 43 |
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 Sylus?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sylus (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sylus 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 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sylus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sylus?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Sylus are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Sylus 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.
Sylus by state
How common Sylus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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
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Questions about the name Sylus
How popular is the name Sylus?
Sylus was the 2180th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1753rd with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 27 places. More babies were named Sylus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sylus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sylus in the US.
Where is Sylus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sylus was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Washington.