Sylvia Name Popularity

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How popular is Sylvia?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Sylvia, ranked the 490th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Sylvia has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #50 in 1937 with 4,367 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sylvia was 67 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1884-1892, 1901-1915, 1929-1936, and 1943-1946, the name Sylvia took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1965-1976 were years of successive downward movement.

Sylvia's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Sylvia lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sylvia?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sylvia still has a solid footing and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Sylvia (Girl)		Sylvia (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		631	490	< 5	--
2017		644	482	< 5	--
2016		621	500	< 5	--
2015		659	485	< 5	--
2014		633	493	< 5	--
2013		593	507	< 5	--
2012		577	525	< 5	--
2011		529	552	< 5	--
2010		525	556	< 5	--
2009		555	548	< 5	--
2008		556	553	< 5	--
2007		587	534	< 5	--
2006		581	519	< 5	--
2005		546	529	< 5	--
2004		512	559	< 5	--
2003		503	550	< 5	--
2002		533	514	< 5	--
2001		514	520	< 5	--
2000		539	502	< 5	--
1999		539	482	< 5	--
1998		553	468	< 5	--
1997		516	484	< 5	--
1996		553	452	< 5	--
1995		589	436	< 5	--
1994		593	426	< 5	--
1993		686	372	< 5	--
1992		710	361	5	9,639
1991		831	322	< 5	--
1990		818	334	5	9,326
1989		799	319	8	6,152
1988		855	291	8	5,674
1987		862	285	8	5,394
1986		877	281	7	5,850
1985		929	271	7	5,693
1984		1,002	249	13	3,428
1983		1,038	238	6	6,126
1982		984	254	8	4,934
1981		1,008	247	6	6,158
1980		960	264	7	5,443
1979		1,016	247	5	6,960
1978		949	250	6	5,681
1977		982	255	8	4,538
1976		1,058	228	5	6,386
1975		1,143	215	9	3,915
1974		1,355	189	9	3,804
1973		1,346	193	< 5	--
1972		1,464	194	5	5,655
1971		1,577	194	11	3,123
1970		1,728	189	10	3,256
1969		1,814	178	13	2,533
1968		1,962	164	11	2,711
1967		2,211	156	12	2,457
1966		2,410	146	6	3,899
1965		2,958	131	13	2,358
1964		2,943	137	11	2,647
1963		3,281	128	12	2,522
1962		3,457	131	20	1,850
1961		3,746	124	21	1,814
1960		3,825	121	10	2,849
1959		3,849	120	18	1,967
1958		4,157	114	12	2,487
1957		4,306	109	22	1,750
1956		4,145	108	8	3,191
1955		4,001	107	12	2,420
1954		4,084	101	9	2,924
1953		3,813	100	7	3,401
1952		3,790	99	8	3,080
1951		3,776	97	10	2,642
1950		3,612	97	10	2,561
1949		3,816	94	9	2,780
1948		3,671	100	9	2,764
1947		4,100	97	16	1,981
1946		4,091	82	13	2,133
1945		3,375	83	11	2,234
1944		3,290	83	15	1,881
1943		3,624	77	18	1,759
1942		3,728	72	7	3,188
1941		3,786	65	16	1,814
1940		3,801	62	20	1,568
1939		3,870	62	22	1,455
1938		4,256	56	13	2,079
1937		4,367	50	18	1,682
1936		4,156	53	24	1,381
1935		3,620	60	19	1,650
1934		3,476	70	16	1,851
1933		2,935	84	13	2,086
1932		2,568	96	16	1,917
1931		1,927	123	12	2,316
1930		1,830	132	11	2,592
1929		2,038	119	16	1,994
1928		2,222	119	15	2,148
1927		2,347	117	9	3,122
1926		2,528	107	16	2,064
1925		2,537	106	17	2,000
1924		2,757	104	7	3,825
1923		2,838	98	14	2,319
1922		2,961	94	7	3,828
1921		3,297	88	18	1,974
1920		3,317	85	5	4,903
1919		3,412	77	7	3,700
1918		3,675	71	8	3,338
1917		3,469	69	12	2,403
1916		3,414	69	8	3,151
1915		3,284	67	8	3,042
1914		2,565	70	13	1,856
1913		2,013	72	9	2,074
1912		1,639	77	9	1,871
1911		1,184	82	< 5	--
1910		1,000	92	< 5	--
1909		847	93	< 5	--
1908		748	101	< 5	--
1907		611	109	6	1,329
1906		617	107	5	1,398
1905		528	120	< 5	--
1904		497	119	< 5	--
1903		464	120	< 5	--
1902		411	136	< 5	--
1901		390	129	< 5	--
1900		446	137	< 5	--
1899		371	130	< 5	--
1898		391	133	< 5	--
1897		357	135	< 5	--
1896		340	140	< 5	--
1895		276	157	< 5	--
1894		288	153	< 5	--
1893		286	144	< 5	--
1892		275	149	< 5	--
1891		218	156	< 5	--
1890		223	158	< 5	--
1889		166	178	< 5	--
1888		166	174	< 5	--
1887		135	173	< 5	--
1886		137	167	< 5	--
1885		112	173	< 5	--
1884		87	199	< 5	--
1883		79	192	< 5	--
1882		79	179	< 5	--
1881		67	187	< 5	--
1880		81	162	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.