Names Like Sylvester — Find Similar Baby Names
Sylvester is a 9-letter English boys' name meaning “See Silvester.”. This page collects 84 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Silvester and Silvestre, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, and rhyming names ending in -ter like Alter and Ester.
For the full Sylvester profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Sylvester page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Sylvester
2 baby names that differ from Sylvester by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More English Names
24 baby names that share Sylvester’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
9-Letter S-Names Like Sylvester
24 names that share Sylvester's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Sylvester's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Sylvester
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Sylvester.
Names That Rhyme with Sylvester
18 baby names that share Sylvester's last 3 letters — -ter. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alter | Old | Hebrew | Male |
| Ester | Star. Form Of Persian Esther.Myrtle Leaf. A Young Hebrew Woman In T... | Spanish | Female |
| Peter | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Auster | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Carter | Drives A Cart | English | Male |
| Caster | From The Roman Camp | English | Male |
| Colter | Horse Herdsman | English | Male |
| Dexter | Name Taken From Heraldry | French | Male |
| Dieter | Gifted Ruler. Variant Of Diederick. | German | Male |
| Easter | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Dawn).Variant, Eostre, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Eszter | Star | Hebrew | Female |
| Foster | Keeps The Forest Forest-Ranger Surname. | English | Male |
| Hester | Variant Of Esther. | English | Female |
| Holter | Hunter | English | Male |
| Hunter | Hunter | English | Male |
| Kester | From The Roman Camp | English | Male |
| Lester | Fortified Place. | English | Male |
| Porter | Gatekeeper | French | Male |
Names That Start Like Sylvester
4 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Sylvester — Syl-. Good for parents who like Sylvester's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.