Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Sylvia

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1937

Peak rank proxy

4,371

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19372024

Peak year

1937

Decline from peak

80.3%

2024

863

All-time

244,041

Sylvia 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 1937, when 4,371 girls were named Sylvia.

In 2024, only 863 girls were given the name.

Down 80.3% from its peak.

All told, about 244,041 Americans have been named Sylvia and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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