Girls' name · since 1986
Sylwia
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Sylwia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sylwia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 119 recorded since 1986.
Sylwia has 119 recorded births among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2005.
- #25,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylwia ranks #25,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sylwia's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Sylwia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sylwia's full recorded timeline at 1996, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sylwia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2005
- Peak year (1996)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Sylwia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (91 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Sylwia's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Sylwia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 91 births (76% of all-time use).
Sylwia by state
Where Sylwia concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
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What to do with Sylwia's data
- Sylwia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Sylwias (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sylwia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1986–2005 (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 Sylwia 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.