How popular is the baby name Sylvester in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Sylvester.

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Popularity of the baby name Sylvester


Posts that mention the name Sylvester

Baby name mash-ups: Abdrew, Jeffifer, Ryatt, Tiffanique

Here are some oddball baby names I found while scanning the SSA’s baby name lists. They look like creative combinations of other names. (My guesses as to what those “other names” might be are in parentheses.)

Boy names:

Girl names:

Which is your favorite? (Mine is Franchester!)

Have you come across any other baby name mash-ups recently?

P.S. Don’t forget Craphonso. :)

[Last update: 5/2019]

Name days near New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day

Is your baby due sometime around New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day?

If so, here are some names associated that particular time of year, according to various religious/national traditions.

December 29th

  • David (France, Spain, Austria), Davide (Italy)
  • Jonathan (Austria)
  • Marina (Russia)
  • Natalie (Sweden), Natalia (Sweden)
  • Noa (Denmark)
  • Thomas (Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic; Austria), Tomás (Spain), Tommaso (Italy)
  • Vemund (Norway)
  • Vidar (Norway)

December 30th

  • Abel (Sweden)
  • David (Denmark, Norway)
  • Diana (Norway), Dina (Norway)
  • Eugenio (Italy)
  • Felix (Austria)
  • Judith (Spain), Judit (Spain)
  • Lothar (Austria)
  • Raúl (Spain)
  • Roger (France)
  • Set (Sweden)

December 31st

  • Colombe (France)
  • John (Anglican)
  • Melanie (Austria), Melania (Spain)
  • Paolina (Italy)
  • Sylvester (Catholic; Denmark), Silvester (Austria), Sylvestre (France), Silvestre (Spain), Silvestro (Italy), Sylfest (Norway)
  • Sylvia (Norway), Sylvi (Norway)

January 1st

  • Emmanuel (Spain), Manuel (Spain)
  • Jesús (Spain)
  • Maria (Italy, Austria), María (Spain)
  • Wilhelm (Austria)

January 2nd

  • Abel (Denmark)
  • Basil (Anglican, Catholic), Basile (France), Basilio (Italy, Spain), Basilius (Austria)
  • Beatrix (Germany)
  • Dagfinn (Norway)
  • Dagfrid (Norway)
  • Dietmar (Austria)
  • Gregory (Anglican, Catholic), Gregor (Austria), Gregorio (Spain)
  • Johann (Lutheran)
  • Seraphim (Anglican)
  • Svea (Sweden)

January 3rd

  • Alfred (Sweden, Norway), Alf (Norway)
  • Alfrida (Sweden)
  • Enok (Denmark)
  • Geneviève (France), Genoveffa (Italy), Genoveva (Spain, Austria)
  • Odilo (Austria)
  • Ulyana (Russia)

January 4th

  • Anastasia (Russia)
  • Angela (Austria), Ángela (Spain)
  • Fausta (Italy)
  • Marius (Austria)
  • Metusalem (Denmark)
  • Odilon (France)
  • Rigoberto (Spain)
  • Roger (Norway), Rüdiger (Austria), Roar (Norway)
  • Rut (Sweden)
  • Titus (Austria)

Which of the above do you like the most?

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