Silvia
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- From The Woods
- Origin
- Romanian
Silvia Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 21,084 baby girls have been named Silvia. The name peaked in 1991 with 374 US births that year (rank #603). In 2024, ranked #1166 nationally — 563 places below its 1991 peak.
Top States for Silvia
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Silvia births are: California (7,263), Texas (3,645), New York (1,436).
Other Romanian-Origin Names Like Silvia
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6-Letter Names Starting with S
Names with Silvia's exact length and starting letter: Saadya, Saarah, Sabana, Sabina, Sabino.
Quick Facts About Silvia
US Popularity History (2000–2005)
Annual US births named Silvia by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 263 girls named Silvia (girl rank #872 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2005, ranked #987 for girls (248 US births). That's 115 places below its 2001 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvie | Variant Of Latin Sylvia From The Forest. | Female | English |
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Compare Silvia to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Silvia against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).