US rank #13651 Girls' name Peak 2008 804 births

Sylvana — #13651 US girls' name

804 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.

1950s551960s441970s551980s1281990s1542000s1652010s1552020s48
#13651
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Sylvana was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sylvana in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sylvana

The Social Security Administration has registered 804 babies named Sylvana between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sylvana currently holds the #13651 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sylvana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sylvana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sylvana in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sylvana 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 804 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.

Sylvana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

804

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2008

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,651

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sylvana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
24
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
0510152025 202420152006199719881979196719531951 9

Sylvana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
165 births that decade — 21% of Sylvana's all-time total
1950s551960s441970s551980s1281990s1542000s1652010s1552020s48

Sylvana by state

Where Sylvana concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sylvana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 9.0%
#2 Arizona
5 0.6%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
California share of Sylvana's total US births 9.0%
Even split

72 of 804 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sylvana?
804 babies have been named Sylvana since 1951. It currently ranks #13651 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 24 births.
When was Sylvana most popular?
Sylvana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Sylvana most popular?
The top states for the name Sylvana are California (72 births), Arizona (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Sylvana been used?
Sylvana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sylvana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sylvia, Sylvie, Sylva, Sylvester, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1951–2024 (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.