Sylvia

Given to 245,978 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +45% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#300

recorded as girls

61 since 2024

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

1,017

girls 1,017

Peak year

1937

4,371 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

245,978

since 1880

Born a Sylvia? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Sylvia was most popular in 1937, when 4,371 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,017 babies were named Sylvia, ranking #300 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 45%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	1,017	300	<5	—
2024	868	361	<5	—
2023	724	427	<5	—
2022	720	437	<5	—
2021	673	465	<5	—
2020	606	501	<5	—
2019	616	510	<5	—
2018	633	492	<5	—
2017	647	482	<5	—
2016	622	502	<5	—
2015	662	484	<5	—
2014	638	490	<5	—
2013	594	507	<5	—
2012	578	525	<5	—
2011	531	550	<5	—
2010	525	557	<5	—
2009	555	548	<5	—
2008	556	554	<5	—
2007	588	532	<5	—
2006	581	520	<5	—
2005	547	528	<5	—
2004	513	556	<5	—
2003	504	550	<5	—
2002	535	513	<5	—
2001	519	517	<5	—
2000	542	496	<5	—
1999	539	482	<5	—
1998	553	468	<5	—
1997	518	484	<5	—
1996	553	452	<5	—
1995	589	436	<5	—
1994	593	423	<5	—
1993	685	372	<5	—
1992	711	361	5	8435
1991	831	322	<5	—
1990	818	334	5	8117
1989	799	319	8	5615
1988	856	290	8	5200
1987	863	285	8	4968
1986	879	280	7	5332
1985	931	271	7	5147
1984	1,003	248	13	3270
1983	1,038	238	6	5484
1982	984	254	8	4593
1981	1,008	247	6	5468
1980	962	264	7	4940
1979	1,016	247	5	6056
1978	947	251	6	5059
1977	982	255	8	4164
1976	1,057	228	5	5587
1975	1,143	215	9	3659
1974	1,353	189	9	3558
1973	1,347	192	<5	—
1972	1,465	194	5	4986
1971	1,577	194	11	2973
1970	1,727	189	10	3071
1969	1,814	178	13	2415
1968	1,963	164	11	2576
1967	2,214	156	12	2352
1966	2,411	146	6	3537
1965	2,960	131	13	2270
1964	2,945	136	11	2546
1963	3,280	128	12	2414
1962	3,458	131	20	1805
1961	3,752	124	21	1778
1960	3,824	121	10	2685
1959	3,853	120	18	1916
1958	4,156	114	12	2370
1957	4,310	109	22	1715
1956	4,145	108	8	2969
1955	4,003	107	12	2302
1954	4,083	101	9	2743
1953	3,812	101	7	3143
1952	3,789	99	8	2875
1951	3,777	97	10	2495
1950	3,612	97	10	2438
1949	3,816	94	9	2606
1948	3,671	100	9	2608
1947	4,100	97	16	1916
1946	4,093	82	13	2030
1945	3,375	83	11	2131
1944	3,292	83	15	1810
1943	3,623	77	18	1699
1942	3,728	72	7	2940
1941	3,788	65	16	1759
1940	3,802	62	20	1519
1939	3,870	62	22	1425
1938	4,259	56	13	1976
1937	4,371	50	18	1627
1936	4,156	53	24	1356
1935	3,620	60	19	1584
1934	3,475	70	16	1783
1933	2,935	84	13	1997
1932	2,568	96	16	1848
1931	1,927	123	12	2207
1930	1,830	132	11	2444
1929	2,037	119	16	1933
1928	2,222	119	15	2048
1927	2,347	116	9	2912
1926	2,528	107	16	1981
1925	2,537	106	17	1935
1924	2,757	104	7	3505
1923	2,838	98	14	2224
1922	2,961	94	7	3532
1921	3,297	88	18	1904
1920	3,317	85	5	4286
1919	3,412	77	7	3391
1918	3,675	71	8	3096
1917	3,469	69	12	2280
1916	3,414	68	8	2926
1915	3,284	67	8	2829
1914	2,565	70	13	1772
1913	2,013	72	9	1945
1912	1,639	77	9	1746
1911	1,184	82	<5	—
1910	1,000	92	<5	—
1909	847	93	<5	—
1908	748	101	<5	—
1907	611	109	6	1200
1906	617	107	5	1253
1905	528	120	<5	—
1904	497	118	<5	—
1903	464	120	<5	—
1902	411	136	<5	—
1901	390	129	<5	—
1900	446	136	<5	—
1899	371	130	<5	—
1898	391	132	<5	—
1897	357	135	<5	—
1896	340	140	<5	—
1895	276	157	<5	—
1894	288	152	<5	—
1893	286	144	<5	—
1892	275	149	<5	—
1891	218	155	<5	—
1890	223	158	<5	—
1889	166	177	<5	—
1888	166	174	<5	—
1887	135	173	<5	—
1886	137	167	<5	—
1885	112	173	<5	—
1884	87	199	<5	—
1883	79	190	<5	—
1882	79	178	<5	—
1881	67	185	<5	—
1880	81	161	<5	—