Sylvia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from the forest.
Babies a year
636
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#300
up from #361
UK popularity
#426
95 babies · up from #625
How Sylvia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #484 |
| 2016 | #502 |
| 2017 | #484 |
| 2018 | #492 |
| 2019 | #513 |
| 2020 | #502 |
| 2021 | #467 |
| 2022 | #435 |
| 2023 | #426 |
| 2024 | #361 |
| 2025 | #300 |
In 2025, 95 babies in England and Wales were named Sylvia. In the US, 636 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,366 in 1937.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Sylvia was most common in 1935, when it went to 0.33% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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