Silvia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Silvia is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia.

From Wikipedia

Silvia first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 2,515 babies (rank #19 that year). In 2024 it was given to 212 girls (rank #123). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Silvia

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

26,111

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,515

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Silvia

Silvia Saintfilm actor · b. 1976
Silvia Federiciwomen's rights activist · b. 1942
Silvia Pinalfilm actor · b. 1931
Silvia Navarrofilm actor · b. 1978
Silvia Neidassociation football player · b. 1964

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Names ranked near Silvia in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	2,515	#19
2000	2,448	#22
2001	2,184	#23
2002	1,938	#26
2003	1,845	#29
2004	1,687	#33
2005	1,502	#37
2006	1,395	#41
2007	1,382	#42
2008	1,301	#45
2009	1,136	#46
2010	934	#51
2011	733	#58
2012	695	#61
2013	567	#70
2014	561	#71
2015	482	#81
2016	434	#90
2017	383	#96
2018	370	#96
2019	358	#94
2020	290	#100
2021	235	#119
2022	246	#117
2023	221	#125
2024	212	#123