UK boy's name
Sylwester
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sylwester is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Sylwester popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4608, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 5 births.
This profile covers 21 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2007 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 24 living people in the UK are called Sylwester. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sylwester ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 5 boys were registered as Sylwester.
- • Sylwester ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
- • About 24 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sylwester as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4608
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
2012
5 births
Estimated living
24
2026
Popularity
Sylwester over time
The chart below shows babies named Sylwester registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sylwester, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sylwester by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sylwester was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4608 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4201 | 15 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4333 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Sylwester is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Sylwester. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Sylwester ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
Across the UK
Sylwester in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#669 in 2012
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Sylwester
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- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Sylwester: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sylwester in the UK right now?
In 2020, Sylwester was ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Sylwester most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 5 babies registered as Sylwester in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sylwester in the UK?
A total of 21 babies have been registered as Sylwester across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Sylwester most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Sylwester ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #669 in 2012. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.