Sylvester

Boy name

Sylvester ranks #4,102 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 7 places, 13 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #146 for cats.

Sylvester's popularity trend

Sylvester's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs.

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Year	Share
2025	0.002%
2024	0.001%
2021	0.001%
2020	0.003%
2019	0.002%
2018	0.002%
2017	0.003%
2016	0.003%
2015	0.003%
2014	0.003%
2013	0.004%
2012	0.004%
2011	0.004%
2010	0.004%
2009	0.004%
2008	0.003%
2007	0.003%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 7 places

Popularity rank

#4,102

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−8,459

2020 → 2025

Gender split

99% boys

1% girls99% boys

Where Sylvester shows up

Sylvester's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Sylvester

Buster Dexter Hunter Baxter Chester Walter Scooter Peter Carter Mister Porter Jeter

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