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In 2024, 863 girls in the United States were named Sylvia, making it the 361st most popular girl's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 491st a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 1937, with 4,389 births.
Records for Sylvia go back to 1880, and 244,949 babies have been given the name since.
A Latin name meaning "from the forest". Its woodland connection and flowing sound have a nature-inspired, literary quality.
Sylvia is of Latin origin, described as nature in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 863 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Names of the same origin for a brother, most common first.
A Latin name meaning "from the forest". Its woodland connection and flowing sound have a nature-inspired, literary quality.
Sylvia is of Latin origin, and is usually described as nature in style.
In 2024, 863 girls in the United States were named Sylvia, making it the 361st most popular girl's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 863 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.