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Sylvester

Sylvester ranks #65 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 24 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,845 among boy dog names.
Sylvester's popularity trend

Sylvester's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%0.15%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
24
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#65
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−30
2014 → 2019
Gender split
96% male
4% female96% male

Gender split comes from 52 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Sylvester mean?
/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/3 syllablesOrigin: Latin

Sylvester comes from the Latin sylvestris, meaning 'wooded' or 'of the forest.' It was a popular name among early Christians and several Roman Catholic popes, and it's also well known as the name of the black-and-white Looney Tunes cat forever chasing Tweety Bird.

Sylvester has a formal, old-fashioned dignity that pairs nicely with a scrappy sense of humor thanks to its cartoon namesake -- a good fit for a cat with a big voice and bigger opinions.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Sylvester shows up

Cats named Sylvester per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.10%
SeattleWA, US0.04%

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