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Sylwester

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sylwester: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2007–2020

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2007 to 2020, ranging from #3416 to #4810.200720112012201620182020#3416#4810
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2007#4333
2011#3830
2012#3416
2016#4810
2018#4749
2020#4608

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 28 of the 39 years from 1960 to 1998.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1960–2020 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #493 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1960–1998

    Highest recorded position: #252 among boys in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1960–1998).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #4608 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1960 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #252 in Norway in 1978.

Sylwester's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5904HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5675HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5476HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5935HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5995HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5955HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#37912HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5985HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#34414HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#33914HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4549HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#27518HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#28218HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#41810HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#25221HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#31914HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#36812HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#26818HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#31215HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#36112HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4568HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4887HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4916HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5045HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5254HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4495HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4934HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sylwester is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sylwester, between 1960 and 2020, in 36 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1960–199828#252 in 1978
England and Wales2007–20206#3416 in 2012
Republic of Ireland2013–20172#710 in 2017

Its high point came 39 years earlier in Norway (1978) than in Republic of Ireland (2017).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1998; it appears again in 2007.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1960 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #252 in Norway in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.