Sylvanas
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the forest; a form of Silvanus.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sylvanas by the numbers
Sylvanas was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sylvanas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sylvanaof the forest; feminine form of Sylvanus19 in the US (2017)
- Silvanaof the forest, woodland; feminine of Silvanus63 in the US (2017)
- Sylvannafrom the forest; a form of Sylvia6 in the US (2017)
- Sylvianafrom the forest; feminine form of Silvanus5 in the US (2017)
- Silvannaof the forest; a form of Silvana9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Sylvanas, 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)
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sylvanas
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