Sylvia

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Sylvia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. The French form is Sylvie. The name originates from the Latin word for forest Silva and its meaning is spirit of the wood. The mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus.

From Wikipedia

Sylvia first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 68 babies (rank #401 that year). In 2024 it was given to 53 girls (rank #554). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Sylvia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sylvia yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,463
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
68
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199168#401
199268#408
199353#498
199458#430
199566#417
199653#489
199747#537
199842#582
199935#661
200037#620
200140#600
200231#738
200335#690
200431#753
200531#791
200648#574
200735#772
200823#1,092
200940#714
201044#651
201141#695
201236#772
201345#641
201444#669
201537#758
201652#585
201736#786
201855#558
201933#835
202037#775
202130#937
202241#686
202338#735
202453#554