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Sylvan

“Variant of Sylvain — French form of Silvanus” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1668 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Sylvan has appeared in US records since 1886 — best rank #552 (1912) · 3,684 babies named Sylvan all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sylvans

• Sylvan Ebanks-Blake — British footballer (born 1986)
• Sylvan Adams — Canadian-Israeli Philanthropist
• Sylvan Goldman — American inventor (1898–1984)
• Sylvan Anderton — English footballer (born 1934)
• Sylvan Muldoon — American writer (1903–1971)

What Sylvans become

Among 34 notable people named Sylvan:

Artists & writers appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sylvan Muldoon, American writer (1903–1971).

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