Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Of the forest
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sylvan
Pronunciation
s(y)-lvan, syl-van
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #604, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1668, 99 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #7223, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | 12 |
| 2024 | 83 | 15 |
| 2023 | 75 | 11 |
| 2022 | 80 | 8 |
| 2021 | 64 | 9 |
| 2020 | 45 | 7 |
| 2019 | 48 | – |
| 2018 | 32 | 11 |
| 2017 | 35 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2263, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #3096, 6 births); most recent 2010 (rank #4011, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence