Recorded 1959–2023 Girls' name Peak 1996 280 births

Sylvanna — girls' name

280 babies named Sylvanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51980s351990s822000s792010s622020s12
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Sylvanna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sylvanna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sylvanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Sylvanna between 1959 and 2023, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sylvanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sylvanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sylvanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sylvanna 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 280 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.

Sylvanna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

280

Since 1959

65 years of records

Peak year

1996

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1959

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sylvanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1959

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
14
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
46810121416 20232015200920031998199319871959 5

Sylvanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 29% of Sylvanna's all-time total
1950s51960s51980s351990s822000s792010s622020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sylvanna?
280 babies have been named Sylvanna since 1959. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 14 births.
When was Sylvanna most popular?
Sylvanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Sylvanna been used?
Sylvanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 65 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sylvanna?
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, 1959–2023 (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.