female NAME · CURRENTLY #300
Sylvia
SIL-vee-uh
“forest”
A traditional given name derived from the Latin word silva, meaning forest.
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.