Gender
Female
Origin
- Latin
- Wooded; forest
From the forest; Rhea Silvia was the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus in Roman mythology.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings of Sylvia
Pronunciation
s(y)-lvia, syl-via
Famous People
Poet Sylvia Plath, Journalist Sylvia Poggioli
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1936 (rank #1352, 24 births); most recent 1992 (rank #8430, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1937 (rank #50, 4,364 births); most recent 2025 (rank #300, 1,017 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 1,017 |
| 2024 | – | 863 |
| 2023 | – | 724 |
| 2022 | – | 720 |
| 2021 | – | 673 |
| 2020 | – | 605 |
| 2019 | – | 616 |
| 2018 | – | 633 |
| 2017 | – | 646 |
| 2016 | – | 621 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #426, 95 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 |
| 2024 | 62 |
| 2023 | 86 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2021 | 67 |
| 2020 | 58 |
| 2019 | 70 |
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2017 | 59 |
| 2016 | 59 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #72, 1,086 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2031, 14 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 22 |
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