Sylvia
Girl name · Latin origin
Sylvia meaning
forest
Sylvia at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #361 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Sylvia popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #161 | 81 |
| 1890 | #158 | 223 |
| 1900 | #136 | 446 |
| 1910 | #92 | 1,000 |
| 1920 | #85 | 3,317 |
| 1930 | #132 | 1,830 |
| 1937 | #50 | 4,371 |
| 1940 | #62 | 3,802 |
| 1950 | #97 | 3,612 |
| 1960 | #121 | 3,825 |
| 1970 | #189 | 1,728 |
| 1980 | #264 | 962 |
| 1990 | #334 | 818 |
| 2000 | #496 | 542 |
| 2010 | #557 | 525 |
| 2020 | #502 | 605 |
| 2024 | #361 | 863 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #161 | 81 |
| 1881 | #185 | 67 |
| 1882 | #178 | 79 |
| 1883 | #190 | 79 |
| 1884 | #199 | 87 |
| 1885 | #173 | 112 |
| 1886 | #167 | 137 |
| 1887 | #173 | 135 |
| 1888 | #174 | 166 |
| 1889 | #177 | 166 |
| 1890 | #158 | 223 |
| 1891 | #155 | 218 |
| 1892 | #149 | 275 |
| 1893 | #144 | 286 |
| 1894 | #152 | 288 |
| 1895 | #157 | 276 |
| 1896 | #140 | 340 |
| 1897 | #135 | 357 |
| 1898 | #132 | 391 |
| 1899 | #130 | 371 |
| 1900 | #136 | 446 |
| 1901 | #129 | 390 |
| 1902 | #136 | 411 |
| 1903 | #120 | 464 |
| 1904 | #118 | 497 |
| 1905 | #120 | 528 |
| 1906 | #107 | 617 |
| 1907 | #109 | 611 |
| 1908 | #101 | 748 |
| 1909 | #93 | 847 |
| 1910 | #92 | 1,000 |
| 1911 | #82 | 1,184 |
| 1912 | #77 | 1,639 |
| 1913 | #72 | 2,013 |
| 1914 | #70 | 2,565 |
| 1915 | #67 | 3,284 |
| 1916 | #68 | 3,414 |
| 1917 | #69 | 3,469 |
| 1918 | #71 | 3,675 |
| 1919 | #77 | 3,412 |
| 1920 | #85 | 3,317 |
| 1921 | #88 | 3,297 |
| 1922 | #94 | 2,961 |
| 1923 | #98 | 2,838 |
| 1924 | #104 | 2,757 |
| 1925 | #106 | 2,537 |
| 1926 | #107 | 2,528 |
| 1927 | #116 | 2,347 |
| 1928 | #119 | 2,222 |
| 1929 | #119 | 2,037 |
| 1930 | #132 | 1,830 |
| 1931 | #123 | 1,927 |
| 1932 | #96 | 2,568 |
| 1933 | #84 | 2,935 |
| 1934 | #70 | 3,475 |
| 1935 | #60 | 3,620 |
| 1936 | #53 | 4,156 |
| 1937 | #50 | 4,371 |
| 1938 | #56 | 4,258 |
| 1939 | #62 | 3,870 |
| 1940 | #62 | 3,802 |
| 1941 | #65 | 3,788 |
| 1942 | #72 | 3,728 |
| 1943 | #77 | 3,623 |
| 1944 | #83 | 3,291 |
| 1945 | #83 | 3,375 |
| 1946 | #82 | 4,093 |
| 1947 | #97 | 4,100 |
| 1948 | #100 | 3,671 |
| 1949 | #94 | 3,816 |
| 1950 | #97 | 3,612 |
| 1951 | #97 | 3,777 |
| 1952 | #99 | 3,789 |
| 1953 | #101 | 3,812 |
| 1954 | #101 | 4,084 |
| 1955 | #107 | 4,003 |
| 1956 | #108 | 4,146 |
| 1957 | #109 | 4,308 |
| 1958 | #114 | 4,156 |
| 1959 | #120 | 3,853 |
| 1960 | #121 | 3,825 |
| 1961 | #124 | 3,752 |
| 1962 | #131 | 3,458 |
| 1963 | #128 | 3,281 |
| 1964 | #137 | 2,944 |
| 1965 | #131 | 2,960 |
| 1966 | #146 | 2,410 |
| 1967 | #156 | 2,213 |
| 1968 | #164 | 1,963 |
| 1969 | #178 | 1,813 |
| 1970 | #189 | 1,728 |
| 1971 | #194 | 1,577 |
| 1972 | #194 | 1,465 |
| 1973 | #192 | 1,347 |
| 1974 | #189 | 1,353 |
| 1975 | #215 | 1,143 |
| 1976 | #228 | 1,057 |
| 1977 | #255 | 982 |
| 1978 | #250 | 948 |
| 1979 | #247 | 1,016 |
| 1980 | #264 | 962 |
| 1981 | #247 | 1,008 |
| 1982 | #254 | 983 |
| 1983 | #238 | 1,038 |
| 1984 | #248 | 1,004 |
| 1985 | #271 | 931 |
| 1986 | #280 | 879 |
| 1987 | #285 | 863 |
| 1988 | #290 | 856 |
| 1989 | #319 | 799 |
| 1990 | #334 | 818 |
| 1991 | #322 | 831 |
| 1992 | #361 | 711 |
| 1993 | #372 | 685 |
| 1994 | #423 | 593 |
| 1995 | #436 | 589 |
| 1996 | #452 | 553 |
| 1997 | #484 | 518 |
| 1998 | #468 | 553 |
| 1999 | #482 | 539 |
| 2000 | #496 | 542 |
| 2001 | #517 | 519 |
| 2002 | #513 | 535 |
| 2003 | #550 | 504 |
| 2004 | #556 | 513 |
| 2005 | #528 | 547 |
| 2006 | #520 | 581 |
| 2007 | #532 | 588 |
| 2008 | #554 | 556 |
| 2009 | #548 | 555 |
| 2010 | #557 | 525 |
| 2011 | #550 | 531 |
| 2012 | #525 | 578 |
| 2013 | #507 | 594 |
| 2014 | #491 | 636 |
| 2015 | #484 | 662 |
| 2016 | #502 | 621 |
| 2017 | #483 | 646 |
| 2018 | #492 | 633 |
| 2019 | #510 | 616 |
| 2020 | #502 | 605 |
| 2021 | #465 | 673 |
| 2022 | #437 | 720 |
| 2023 | #426 | 724 |
| 2024 | #361 | 863 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Sylvia” (revision 92189967), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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