Baby names
How popular is the name Sylvia?
In 2025, 1,017 baby girls in the U.S. were named Sylvia, the 300th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1937, when 4,371 girls got the name. 245,070 girls have been named Sylvia since 1880. 908 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#300
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
1,017
girls named Sylvia
Peak year
1937
4,371 girls
Girls named Sylvia each year since 1880
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The numbers for Sylvia (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,017 |
| 2024 | 868 |
| 2023 | 724 |
| 2022 | 720 |
| 2021 | 673 |
| 2020 | 606 |
| 2019 | 616 |
| 2018 | 633 |
| 2017 | 647 |
| 2016 | 622 |
| 2015 | 662 |
| 2014 | 638 |
| 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 | 711 |
| 1991 | 831 |
| 1990 | 818 |
| 1989 | 799 |
| 1988 | 856 |
| 1987 | 863 |
| 1986 | 879 |
| 1985 | 931 |
| 1984 | 1,003 |
| 1983 | 1,038 |
| 1982 | 984 |
| 1981 | 1,008 |
| 1980 | 962 |
| 1979 | 1,016 |
| 1978 | 947 |
| 1977 | 982 |
| 1976 | 1,057 |
| 1975 | 1,143 |
| 1974 | 1,353 |
| 1973 | 1,347 |
| 1972 | 1,465 |
| 1971 | 1,577 |
| 1970 | 1,727 |
| 1969 | 1,814 |
| 1968 | 1,963 |
| 1967 | 2,214 |
| 1966 | 2,411 |
| 1965 | 2,960 |
| 1964 | 2,945 |
| 1963 | 3,280 |
| 1962 | 3,458 |
| 1961 | 3,752 |
| 1960 | 3,824 |
| 1959 | 3,853 |
| 1958 | 4,156 |
| 1957 | 4,310 |
| 1956 | 4,145 |
| 1955 | 4,003 |
| 1954 | 4,083 |
| 1953 | 3,812 |
| 1952 | 3,789 |
| 1951 | 3,777 |
| 1950 | 3,612 |
| 1949 | 3,816 |
| 1948 | 3,671 |
| 1947 | 4,100 |
| 1946 | 4,093 |
| 1945 | 3,375 |
| 1944 | 3,292 |
| 1943 | 3,623 |
| 1942 | 3,728 |
| 1941 | 3,788 |
| 1940 | 3,802 |
| 1939 | 3,870 |
| 1938 | 4,259 |
| 1937 | 4,371 |
| 1936 | 4,156 |
| 1935 | 3,620 |
| 1934 | 3,475 |
| 1933 | 2,935 |
| 1932 | 2,568 |
| 1931 | 1,927 |
| 1930 | 1,830 |
| 1929 | 2,037 |
| 1928 | 2,222 |
| 1927 | 2,347 |
| 1926 | 2,528 |
| 1925 | 2,537 |
| 1924 | 2,757 |
| 1923 | 2,838 |
| 1922 | 2,961 |
| 1921 | 3,297 |
| 1920 | 3,317 |
| 1919 | 3,412 |
| 1918 | 3,675 |
| 1917 | 3,469 |
| 1916 | 3,414 |
| 1915 | 3,284 |
| 1914 | 2,565 |
| 1913 | 2,013 |
| 1912 | 1,639 |
| 1911 | 1,184 |
| 1910 | 1,000 |
| 1909 | 847 |
| 1908 | 748 |
| 1907 | 611 |
| 1906 | 617 |
| 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 |
Boys named Sylvia each year since 1880
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The numbers for Sylvia (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1975 | 9 |
| 1974 | 9 |
| 1973 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1969 | 13 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1965 | 13 |
| 1964 | 11 |
| 1963 | 12 |
| 1962 | 20 |
| 1961 | 21 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1959 | 18 |
| 1958 | 12 |
| 1957 | 22 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1955 | 12 |
| 1954 | 9 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1952 | 8 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1949 | 9 |
| 1948 | 9 |
| 1947 | 16 |
| 1946 | 13 |
| 1945 | 11 |
| 1944 | 15 |
| 1943 | 18 |
| 1942 | 7 |
| 1941 | 16 |
| 1940 | 20 |
| 1939 | 22 |
| 1938 | 13 |
| 1937 | 18 |
| 1936 | 24 |
| 1935 | 19 |
| 1934 | 16 |
| 1933 | 13 |
| 1932 | 16 |
| 1931 | 12 |
| 1930 | 11 |
| 1929 | 16 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1927 | 9 |
| 1926 | 16 |
| 1925 | 17 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1921 | 18 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1919 | 7 |
| 1918 | 8 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1913 | 9 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1906 | 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.