Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: DutchSylvia 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sylvia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 218 | #67 |
| 1953 | 231 | #64 |
| 1954 | 267 | #59 |
| 1955 | 332 | #49 |
| 1956 | 374 | #43 |
| 1957 | 543 | #25 |
| 1958 | 560 | #26 |
| 1959 | 621 | #24 |
| 1960 | 629 | #27 |
| 1961 | 703 | #26 |
| 1962 | 733 | #23 |
| 1963 | 837 | #22 |
| 1964 | 772 | #25 |
| 1965 | 742 | #24 |
| 1966 | 701 | #26 |
| 1967 | 727 | #25 |
| 1968 | 883 | #22 |
| 1969 | 797 | #27 |
| 1970 | 745 | #29 |
| 1971 | 486 | #41 |
| 1972 | 457 | #44 |
| 1973 | 363 | #48 |
| 1974 | 320 | #54 |
| 1975 | 296 | #58 |
| 1976 | 335 | #50 |
| 1977 | 302 | #55 |
| 1978 | 335 | #47 |
| 1979 | 279 | #62 |
| 1980 | 309 | #56 |
| 1981 | 204 | #87 |
| 1982 | 204 | #80 |
| 1983 | 162 | #109 |
| 1984 | 197 | #91 |
| 1985 | 129 | #129 |
| 1986 | 121 | #146 |
| 1987 | 115 | #153 |
| 1988 | 112 | #155 |
| 1989 | 89 | #191 |
| 1990 | 106 | #172 |
| 1991 | 122 | #150 |
| 1992 | 81 | #210 |
| 1993 | 74 | #220 |
| 1994 | 74 | #219 |
| 1995 | 64 | #236 |
| 1996 | 37 | #370 |
| 1997 | 23 | #508 |
| 1998 | 25 | #479 |
| 1999 | 34 | #390 |
| 2000 | 31 | #422 |
| 2001 | 19 | #562 |
| 2002 | 19 | #569 |
| 2003 | 23 | #503 |
| 2004 | 11 | #730 |
| 2005 | 19 | #519 |
| 2006 | 11 | #712 |
| 2007 | 11 | #705 |
| 2008 | 9 | #764 |
| 2009 | 8 | #809 |
| 2010 | 8 | #792 |
| 2011 | 13 | #586 |
| 2012 | 7 | #789 |
| 2013 | 10 | #628 |
| 2014 | 10 | #620 |
