Sylvie
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the forest; a form of Sylvia.
How Sylvie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #959 |
| 2017 | #989 |
| 2018 | #900 |
| 2019 | #870 |
| 2020 | #771 |
| 2021 | #585 |
| 2022 | #436 |
| 2023 | #425 |
| 2024 | #360 |
| 2025 | #282 |
Sylvie by the numbers
In 2025, 270 babies in England and Wales were named Sylvie. In the US, 260 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 282 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Sylvia
Like Sylvie, 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 Sylvie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
- Sylvifrom the forest; a form of Sylvia20 in the US (2017)
- Silviefrom the forest; a form of Sylvia3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Steviecrowned with wreaths; a form of Stephen171 in England and Wales (2025)
- Silviaof the forest; wooded; a form of Sylvia142 in the US (2017)
- Sallieprincess; a form of Sarah22 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Sylvie, 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 Sylvie
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