Total births
280
Girls' name · since 1959
Sylvanna
Sylvanna has 280 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 280
- total births
- 1959–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Sylvanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 280 have been recorded since 1959.
Sylvanna has 280 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2023.
- 280 total births
- 1959–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
280 girls have been named Sylvanna since 1959, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.
- 280
- total births
- 1959–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
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.
Sylvanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sylvanna's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sylvanna at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1959
Sylvanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Sylvanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Sylvanna's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sylvanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sylvanna? ▼
Since 1959, Social Security records show 280 babies named Sylvanna. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record 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.
What to do with Sylvanna's data
- Sylvanna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sylvanna
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1959–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sylvanna: Baby Name Since 1959 - 280 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sylvanna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sylvanna 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 July 2026.