Sylvia

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Sylvia is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 244,949 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 244,041 as girls and 908 as boys. Sylvia gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1937 and has since declined significantly. It is the #330 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 863
2023 724
2022 720
2021 673
2020 605
2019 616
2018 633
2017 646
2016 621
2015 662
2014 636
2013 594
2012 578
2011 531
2010 525
2009 555
2008 556
2007 588
2006 581
2005 547
2004 513
2003 504
2002 535
2001 519
2000 542
1999 539
1998 553
1997 518
1996 553
1995 589
1994 593
1993 685
1992 716
1991 831
1990 823
1989 807
1988 864
1987 871
1986 886
1985 938
1984 1,017
1983 1,044
1982 991
1981 1,014
1980 969
1979 1,021
1978 954
1977 990
1976 1,062
1975 1,152
1974 1,362
1973 1,347
1972 1,470
1971 1,588
1970 1,738
1969 1,826
1968 1,974
1967 2,225
1966 2,416
1965 2,973
1964 2,955
1963 3,293
1962 3,478
1961 3,773
1960 3,835
1959 3,871
1958 4,168
1957 4,330
1956 4,154
1955 4,015
1954 4,093
1953 3,819
1952 3,797
1951 3,787
1950 3,622
1949 3,825
1948 3,680
1947 4,116
1946 4,106
1945 3,386
1944 3,306
1943 3,641
1942 3,735
1941 3,804
1940 3,822
1939 3,892
1938 4,271
1937 4,389
1936 4,180
1935 3,639
1934 3,491
1933 2,948
1932 2,584
1931 1,939
1930 1,841
1929 2,053
1928 2,237
1927 2,356
1926 2,544
1925 2,554
1924 2,764
1923 2,852
1922 2,968
1921 3,315
1920 3,322
1919 3,419
1918 3,683
1917 3,481
1916 3,422
1915 3,292
1914 2,578
1913 2,022
1912 1,648
1911 1,184
1910 1,000
1909 847
1908 748
1907 617
1906 622
1905 528
1904 497
1903 464
1902 411
1901 390
1900 446
1899 371
1898 391
1897 357
1896 340
1895 276
1894 288
1893 286
1892 275
1891 218
1890 223
1889 166
1888 166
1887 135
1886 137
1885 112
1884 87
1883 79
1882 79
1881 67
1880 81