Meaning and history
Silvester is a Latin name meaning “wooded” or “wild,” derived from silvestris, itself from silva, meaning “wood” or “forest.” It was borne by three popes, including Saint Silvester I, who was said to have baptized Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman emperor. As an English name, Silvester or Sylvester has been used since the Middle Ages, but it became less common after the Protestant Reformation.
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 9 births, rank #7,998
2007: 9 births, rank #8,173
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
20092009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 5 births, rank #12,231
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20142014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 6 births, rank #10,644
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
20192019: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20232023: 6 births, rank #10,821
Silvester moved from #907 to #976 for boys between 1887 and 1910. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 12.