First Name SYLVESTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SYLVESTER is ranked as the 1304th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 23,008.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 7.22 people named SYLVESTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 51% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SYLVESTER is 21,405.
  • The SSA data also shows that SYLVESTER is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names SYLVESTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 23,008 +/-2.3%
  • National Rank 1,304
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 21,405
  • National Rank 1,373
  • Percentile Rank 98.52%
  • Proportion/100k 6.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SYLVESTER is 69.7% White, 6.3% Hispanic origin, 20.7% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SYLVESTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SYLVESTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Masculine given name
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • latin surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SYLVESTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.7% 63.9% 5.8%
Hispanic origin 6.3% 16.3% -10.0%
Black 20.7% 12.3% 8.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SYLVESTER is Texas where 1,987 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SYLVESTER, as 21 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SYLVESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 977 7.58 97.8% Indiana 418 6.33 96.0% Iowa 149 4.81 94.7% Kansas 148 5.09 91.3% Michigan 1,008 10.17 98.7% Minnesota 621 11.38 97.9% Missouri 425 14.21 95.8% Nebraska 53 2.79 84.5% North Dakota 48 6.52 78.5% Ohio 554 4.78 96.8% South Dakota 44 5.18 77.2% Wisconsin 779 13.53 97.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SYLVESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 977 7.58 97.8%
Indiana 418 6.33 96.0%
Iowa 149 4.81 94.7%
Kansas 148 5.09 91.3%
Michigan 1,008 10.17 98.7%
Minnesota 621 11.38 97.9%
Missouri 425 14.21 95.8%
Nebraska 53 2.79 84.5%
North Dakota 48 6.52 78.5%
Ohio 554 4.78 96.8%
South Dakota 44 5.18 77.2%
Wisconsin 779 13.53 97.9%
West State Statistics First-Names SYLVESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 52.0% Arizona 135 2.01 90.7% California 1,746 4.5 98.5% Colorado 115 2.14 90.7% Hawaii 60 4.24 88.7% Idaho 23 1.43 73.2% Montana 16 1.53 65.7% Nevada 64 2.26 86.0% New Mexico 89 4.25 85.9% Oregon 88 2.21 88.8% Utah 17 0.56 67.4% Washington 214 3.02 95.7% Wyoming 9 1.6 49.9%

West States
State stats for the first name SYLVESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 52.0%
Arizona 135 2.01 90.7%
California 1,746 4.5 98.5%
Colorado 115 2.14 90.7%
Hawaii 60 4.24 88.7%
Idaho 23 1.43 73.2%
Montana 16 1.53 65.7%
Nevada 64 2.26 86.0%
New Mexico 89 4.25 85.9%
Oregon 88 2.21 88.8%
Utah 17 0.56 67.4%
Washington 214 3.02 95.7%
Wyoming 9 1.6 49.9%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SYLVESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 155 4.32 93.4% Maine 41 3.06 79.2% Massachusetts 268 3.97 94.3% New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.4% New Jersey 584 6.53 96.8% New York 1,491 7.55 98.7% Pennsylvania 753 5.89 97.6% Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.5% Vermont 12 1.88 73.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SYLVESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 155 4.32 93.4%
Maine 41 3.06 79.2%
Massachusetts 268 3.97 94.3%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.4%
New Jersey 584 6.53 96.8%
New York 1,491 7.55 98.7%
Pennsylvania 753 5.89 97.6%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.5%
Vermont 12 1.88 73.6%
South State Statistics First-Names SYLVESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 505 10.42 96.6% Arkansas 263 8.85 94.3% Delaware 57 6.08 92.5% Dist. of Columbia 138 21 94.7% Florida 1,801 9.05 99.0% Georgia 982 9.72 98.0% Kentucky 227 5.14 93.6% Louisiana 543 11.67 96.4% Maryland 469 7.84 97.3% Mississippi 425 14.21 95.8% North Carolina 957 9.62 98.4% Oklahoma 135 3.49 91.5% South Carolina 450 9.32 96.2% Tennessee 439 6.7 96.6% Texas 1,987 7.37 98.8% Virginia 550 6.6 97.1% West Virginia 55 2.95 82.1%

South States
State stats for the first name SYLVESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 505 10.42 96.6%
Arkansas 263 8.85 94.3%
Delaware 57 6.08 92.5%
Dist. of Columbia 138 21 94.7%
Florida 1,801 9.05 99.0%
Georgia 982 9.72 98.0%
Kentucky 227 5.14 93.6%
Louisiana 543 11.67 96.4%
Maryland 469 7.84 97.3%
Mississippi 425 14.21 95.8%
North Carolina 957 9.62 98.4%
Oklahoma 135 3.49 91.5%
South Carolina 450 9.32 96.2%
Tennessee 439 6.7 96.6%
Texas 1,987 7.37 98.8%
Virginia 550 6.6 97.1%
West Virginia 55 2.95 82.1%
 

Full Names with SYLVESTER as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SYLVESTER as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SYLVESTER.

The most popular full name is SYLVESTER Williams. 1.92% of all the people named SYLVESTER have this family name.

There are 2901 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SYLVESTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SYLVESTER Williams 1.92%
2 SYLVESTER Brown 1.27%
3 SYLVESTER Jones 1.25%
4 SYLVESTER Johnson 1.21%
5 SYLVESTER Smith 0.99%
6 SYLVESTER Davis 0.95%
7 SYLVESTER Thomas 0.75%
8 SYLVESTER Jackson 0.73%
9 SYLVESTER Harris 0.65%
10 SYLVESTER White 0.54%
11 SYLVESTER Moore 0.42%
12 SYLVESTER Robinson 0.42%
13 SYLVESTER Hall 0.40%
14 SYLVESTER Scott 0.36%
15 SYLVESTER Taylor 0.36%
16 SYLVESTER Martinez 0.34%
17 SYLVESTER Thompson 0.32%
18 SYLVESTER Hill 0.30%
19 SYLVESTER King 0.30%
20 SYLVESTER Walker 0.30%

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