female NAME · CURRENTLY #300

Sylvia

SIL-vee-uh

“forest”

A traditional given name derived from the Latin word silva, meaning forest.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Sylvia has traveled through time

811880 1121885 2231890 2761895 4461900 5281905 1,0001910 3,2921915 3,3221920 2,5541925 1,8411930 3,6391935 3,8221940 3,3861945 3,6221950 4,0151955 3,8341960 2,9731965 1,7371970 1,1521975 9691980 9381985 8231990 5891995 5422000 5472005 5252010 6622015 6062020 1,0172025
LATEST YEAR20251,017 births
PEAK RANK#50in 1937
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.