Girls' name · since 1918
Slyvia
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 341 babies named Slyvia, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 341
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
341 girls have been named Slyvia since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slyvia has been recorded 341 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1999.
- #14,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 341 born since 1918
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slyvia ranks #14,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 341 born since 1918, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 341
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Slyvia's 341 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Slyvia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Slyvia's full recorded timeline at 1964, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Slyvia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1999
- Peak year (1965)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Slyvia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (97 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Slyvia's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Slyvia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
64 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 97 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Slyvia's data
- Slyvia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Slyvia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Slyvia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~81 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Slyvia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.