Sylvie
The French form of Silvia, a Roman name from Latin silva, meaning wood or forest. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus in legend.
Sylvie in 2025
Sylvie was given to 1,096 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 611th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,025 babies born.
The history of Sylvie
Sylvie reached its highest point in 2025, when 1,096 babies were given the name, ranking 611th that year.
Across the 117 years of records since 1909, 8,444 babies have been named Sylvie. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Sylvie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sylvie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 3,787 |
| 1910s | 22 | 7,206 |
| 1920s | 11 | 7,925 |
| 1930s | 17 | 6,267 |
| 1940s | 17 | 7,286 |
| 1950s | 97 | 4,072 |
| 1960s | 242 | 2,875 |
| 1970s | 145 | 4,840 |
| 1980s | 159 | 6,637 |
| 1990s | 285 | 4,932 |
| 2000s | 883 | 2,946 |
| 2010s | 2,271 | 1,624 |
| 2020s | 4,290 | 611 |
Where Sylvie is heading
Sylvie has grown more than 5.1 times over the past decade, from 214 babies in 2015 to 1,096 in 2025.
Names like Sylvie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sylvie.