Data through 2025

Sylvia name popularity in the United States

Sylvia ranked #300 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 1,017 girls named Sylvia.

Rank#300

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded1,017

SSA

Peak year1937

4,371 recorded

Five-year change+67.8%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Sylvia for boys and girls

Girls

1,017

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1906 to 1992

Sylvia in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls1,017#300
2024girls868#361
2023girls724#427
2022girls720#437
2021girls673#465
2020girls606#501
2019girls616#510
2018girls633#492
2017girls647#482
2016girls622#502
2015girls662#484
2014girls638#490
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls1,017#300
2024girls868#361
2023girls724#427
2022girls720#437
2021girls673#465
2020girls606#501
2019girls616#510
2018girls633#492
2017girls647#482
2016girls622#502
2015girls662#484
2014girls638#490
2013girls594#507
2012girls578#525
2011girls531#550
2010girls525#557
2009girls555#548
2008girls556#554
2007girls588#532
2006girls581#520
2005girls547#528
2004girls513#556
2003girls504#550
2002girls535#513
2001girls519#517
2000girls542#496
1999girls539#482
1998girls553#468
1997girls518#484
1996girls553#452
1995girls589#436
1994girls593#423
1993girls685#372
1992boys5#8435
1992girls711#361
1991girls831#322
1990boys5#8117
1990girls818#334
1989boys8#5615
1989girls799#319
1988boys8#5200
1988girls856#290
1987boys8#4968
1987girls863#285
1986boys7#5332
1986girls879#280
1985boys7#5147
1985girls931#271
1984boys13#3270
1984girls1,003#248
1983boys6#5484
1983girls1,038#238
1982boys8#4593
1982girls984#254
1981boys6#5468
1981girls1,008#247
1980boys7#4940
1980girls962#264
1979boys5#6056
1979girls1,016#247
1978boys6#5059
1978girls947#251
1977boys8#4164
1977girls982#255
1976boys5#5587
1976girls1,057#228
1975boys9#3659
1975girls1,143#215
1974boys9#3558
1974girls1,353#189
1973girls1,347#192
1972boys5#4986
1972girls1,465#194
1971boys11#2973
1971girls1,577#194
1970boys10#3071
1970girls1,727#189
1969boys13#2415
1969girls1,814#178
1968boys11#2576
1968girls1,963#164
1967boys12#2352
1967girls2,214#156
1966boys6#3537
1966girls2,411#146
1965boys13#2270
1965girls2,960#131
1964boys11#2546
1964girls2,945#136
1963boys12#2414
1963girls3,280#128
1962boys20#1805
1962girls3,458#131
1961boys21#1778
1961girls3,752#124
1960boys10#2685
1960girls3,824#121
1959boys18#1916
1959girls3,853#120
1958boys12#2370
1958girls4,156#114
1957boys22#1715
1957girls4,310#109
1956boys8#2969
1956girls4,145#108
1955boys12#2302
1955girls4,003#107
1954boys9#2743
1954girls4,083#101
1953boys7#3143
1953girls3,812#101
1952boys8#2875
1952girls3,789#99
1951boys10#2495
1951girls3,777#97
1950boys10#2438
1950girls3,612#97
1949boys9#2606
1949girls3,816#94
1948boys9#2608
1948girls3,671#100
1947boys16#1916
1947girls4,100#97
1946boys13#2030
1946girls4,093#82
1945boys11#2131
1945girls3,375#83
1944boys15#1810
1944girls3,292#83
1943boys18#1699
1943girls3,623#77
1942boys7#2940
1942girls3,728#72
1941boys16#1759
1941girls3,788#65
1940boys20#1519
1940girls3,802#62
1939boys22#1425
1939girls3,870#62
1938boys13#1976
1938girls4,259#56
1937boys18#1627
1937girls4,371#50
1936boys24#1356
1936girls4,156#53
1935boys19#1584
1935girls3,620#60
1934boys16#1783
1934girls3,475#70
1933boys13#1997
1933girls2,935#84
1932boys16#1848
1932girls2,568#96
1931boys12#2207
1931girls1,927#123
1930boys11#2444
1930girls1,830#132
1929boys16#1933
1929girls2,037#119
1928boys15#2048
1928girls2,222#119
1927boys9#2912
1927girls2,347#116
1926boys16#1981
1926girls2,528#107
1925boys17#1935
1925girls2,537#106
1924boys7#3505
1924girls2,757#104
1923boys14#2224
1923girls2,838#98
1922boys7#3532
1922girls2,961#94
1921boys18#1904
1921girls3,297#88
1920boys5#4286
1920girls3,317#85
1919boys7#3391
1919girls3,412#77
1918boys8#3096
1918girls3,675#71
1917boys12#2280
1917girls3,469#69
1916boys8#2926
1916girls3,414#68
1915boys8#2829
1915girls3,284#67
1914boys13#1772
1914girls2,565#70
1913boys9#1945
1913girls2,013#72
1912boys9#1746
1912girls1,639#77
1911girls1,184#82
1910girls1,000#92
1909girls847#93
1908girls748#101
1907boys6#1200
1907girls611#109
1906boys5#1253
1906girls617#107
1905girls528#120
1904girls497#118
1903girls464#120
1902girls411#136
1901girls390#129
1900girls446#136
1899girls371#130
1898girls391#132
1897girls357#135
1896girls340#140
1895girls276#157
1894girls288#152
1893girls286#144
1892girls275#149
1891girls218#155
1890girls223#158
1889girls166#177
1888girls166#174
1887girls135#173
1886girls137#167
1885girls112#173
1884girls87#199
1883girls79#190
1882girls79#178
1881girls67#185
1880girls81#161

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Sylvia’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+53.6%
Change since peak-76.7%