Sylvia is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning “forest.” In 2024 it was given to 863 girls in the United States.
Sylvia belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “forest” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sylvia first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #50 in 1937, and in 2024 863 babies received the name — 244,041 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sylvia means “forest” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sylvia is a girl name. In 2024, 863 babies received the name in the US.
Sylvia comes from the Italian tradition.
Sylvia first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #50 in 1937, and 863 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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