Silva
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning forest or woodland.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Silva by the numbers
Silva was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 1969, making it a 1960s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Silva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Silviaof the forest; wooded; a form of Sylvia142 in the US (2017)
- Silastrength or virtue5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Silkasilk; smooth and soft fabric3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
- Sienareddish-brown earth pigment; place name454 in the US (2017)
- Salmasafe, peaceful, secure63 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Silva, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Kimbervariant of Kimberley, from a place name meaning royal forest508 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Silva
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