Girls' name · since 1972
Sylina
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Sylina, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sylina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 174 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylina has been recorded 174 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2006.
- #21,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylina ranks #21,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sylina's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sylina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sylina's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sylina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2006
- Peak year (1980)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sylina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (57 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Sylina's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sylina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 57 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Sylina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sylina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1972–2006 (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 Sylina 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.