Girls' name · since 1881
Sylvania
Sylvania has 546 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
546 girls have been named Sylvania since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sylvania recorded 546 times among girls since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1989.
- #11,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 546 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylvania ranks #11,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 546 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sylvania's 546 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Sylvania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sylvania's full recorded timeline at 1930, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sylvania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1989
- Peak year (1915)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Sylvania by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (96 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Sylvania's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Sylvania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 36
1890s
36 births
- 1900s
1900s
46 births
- 1910s
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 96 births (18% of all-time use).
How Sylvania 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 Sylvania's total volume
Sylvania by state
Where Sylvania concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 20 | 3.7% |
20 of 546 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sylvania's data
- Sylvania's decade-level peak was the 1920s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Sylvanias (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sylvania
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sylvania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1881–1989 (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 Sylvania 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.