Recorded 1958–2022 Girls' name Peak 1958 23 births

Sylia — girls' name

23 babies named Sylia in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s82000s52020s10
2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Sylia was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sylia in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sylia

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Sylia between 1958 and 2022, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sylia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sylia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sylia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sylia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sylia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sylia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

23

Since 1958

65 years of records

Peak year

1958

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1958

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2022

Sylia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1958

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1958)
8
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
456789 2022202020061958 8

Sylia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
10 births that decade — 43% of Sylia's all-time total
1950s82000s52020s10

Sylia by state

Where Sylia concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sylia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 26.1%
Texas share of Sylia's total US births 26.1%

6 of 23 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sylia?
23 babies have been named Sylia since 1958. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1958 with 8 births.
When was Sylia most popular?
Sylia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Sylia most popular?
The top states for the name Sylia are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Sylia been used?
Sylia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 65 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Sylia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sylvia, Sylvie, Sylva, Sylvana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.