Feminine dossier · first seen 1884

Silvia

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Silvia
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

374

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1884Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

44.9%

2024

206

All-time

21,084

Silvia has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 374 girls were named Silvia.

In 2024, only 206 girls were given the name.

Down 44.9% from its peak.

All told, about 21,084 Americans have been named Silvia and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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