Sylvi
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from the forest; a form of Sylvia.
Sylvi by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sylvi. In the US, 20 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Sylvia
Like Sylvi, each of these traces back to Sylvia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sylvi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
- Sylvieof the forest; a form of Sylvia270 in England and Wales (2025)
- Solvisun strength; a form of solveig5 in the US (2017)
- Silviaof the forest; wooded; a form of Sylvia142 in the US (2017)
- Sanvibeautiful and virtuous woman18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydniwide meadow; an invented spelling of Sydney45 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sylvi
Names that are said the same way as Sylvi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Silviefrom the forest; a form of Sylvia3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Sylvi, 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 Sylvi
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