Sylvan Daniels
There are approximately 1 people named Sylvan Daniels living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sylvan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Daniels. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Sylvan
1.8K
Alive today
Named Daniels
162K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.8K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 34
Top Census group: White (73.2%)
Estimated bearers: 162K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #194
Per 100K: 47.27
Top ancestry: White (52.7%)
First name trend
Sylvan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sylvan. The peak year was 1918 with 103 births. The average person named Sylvan today is 34 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sylvan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sylvan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 73.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sylvan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sylvan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.2% · 1,330
- Black or African American13.5% · 245
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 88
- Two or more races3.8% · 69
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 56
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 28
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Daniels surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Daniels, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 52.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Daniels described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Daniels at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White52.7% · 74,523
- Black or African American37.1% · 52,444
- Two or more races4.9% · 6,937
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 5,307
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,117
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 958
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sylvan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0005% of the US population, based on 1,825 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sylvan right now.
The surname Daniels appears at a rate of 47.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0473%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Sylvan Daniels. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sylvan Daniels: questions and answers
How many people are named Sylvan Daniels?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Sylvan Daniels. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0005%) with the surname frequency (47.27 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sylvan Daniels?
We classify Sylvan Daniels as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sylvan a male or female name?
Sylvan is predominantly male. Out of 3,701 total SSA registrations, 96.8% were male and 3.2% were female. See the full Sylvan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Sylvan Daniels?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.