Girls' name · since 1951
Sylvana
817 babies named Sylvana in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,971 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sylvana currently ranks #7971 among girls' names in America, with 817 babies recorded since 1951.
Sylvana has 817 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7971 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #8,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,971 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 817 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylvana ranks #8,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,971 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 817 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,971 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sylvana's 817 recorded births place it above 88.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sylvana compares
817 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sylvana's all-time total is 117% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sylvana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 817 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sylvana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sylvana splits its recorded history at 1993: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sylvana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Sylvana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Sylvana's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Sylvana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 55
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (20% of all-time use).
How Sylvana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sylvana's total volume
Sylvana by state
Where Sylvana concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
72 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sylvana's data
- Sylvana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (165 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sylvanas (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sylvana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Sylvana 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.