Silvia
#1,235 for girls in 2025, 182 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #7,770
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 356 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,272since 1884
Silvia over time
Rank among girls' names. Silvia has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,235 | 182 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,160 | 207 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,377 | 163 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,401 | 163 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,347 | 164 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,389 | 157 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,274 | 182 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,399 | 160 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,529 | 144 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,371 | 171 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,388 | 170 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,228 | 199 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,267 | 187 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,291 | 184 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,266 | 188 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,278 | 186 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,073 | 238 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,231 | 205 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,084 | 241 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,050 | 244 | — | |
| 2005 | #985 | 248 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,003 | 235 | — | |
| 2003 | #971 | 239 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,031 | 210 | — | |
| 2001 | #870 | 263 | — | |
| 2000 | #852 | 258 | — | |
| 1999 | #880 | 243 | — | |
| 1998 | #799 | 266 | — | |
| 1997 | #797 | 260 | — | |
| 1996 | #719 | 293 | — | |
| 1995 | #696 | 304 | — | |
| 1994 | #660 | 324 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #669 | 327 | — | |
| 1992 | #610 | 372 | — | |
| 1991 | #602 | 374 | — | |
| 1990 | #608 | 371 | — | |
| 1989 | #598 | 359 | — | |
| 1988 | #566 | 363 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #692 | 265 | — | |
| 1986 | #598 | 323 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #589 | 330 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #603 | 296 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #572 | 314 | — | |
| 1982 | #548 | 345 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #543 | 343 | — | |
| 1980 | #580 | 317 | — | |
| 1979 | #535 | 351 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #552 | 316 | — | |
| 1977 | #546 | 324 | — | |
| 1976 | #527 | 333 | — | |
| 1975 | #513 | 346 | — | |
| 1974 | #493 | 356 | — | |
| 1973 | #567 | 290 | — | |
| 1972 | #535 | 315 | — | |
| 1971 | #591 | 295 | — | |
| 1970 | #584 | 299 | — | |
| 1969 | #546 | 327 | — | |
| 1968 | #561 | 291 | — | |
| 1967 | #561 | 282 | — | |
| 1966 | #571 | 274 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #551 | 296 | — | |
| 1964 | #628 | 261 | — | |
| 1963 | #637 | 251 | — | |
| 1962 | #616 | 265 | — | |
| 1961 | #624 | 269 | — | |
| 1960 | #670 | 229 | — | |
| 1959 | #634 | 246 | — | |
| 1958 | #622 | 251 | — | |
| 1957 | #611 | 255 | — | |
| 1956 | #626 | 235 | — | |
| 1955 | #607 | 232 | — | |
| 1954 | #810 | 135 | — | |
| 1953 | #803 | 131 | — | |
| 1952 | #791 | 130 | — | |
| 1951 | #789 | 127 | — | |
| 1950 | #891 | 99 | — | |
| 1949 | #915 | 94 | — | |
| 1948 | #971 | 80 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,047 | 72 | — | |
| 1946 | #922 | 82 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,015 | 58 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,029 | 58 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,143 | 50 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,037 | 57 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,117 | 44 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,035 | 48 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,079 | 44 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,055 | 46 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,255 | 33 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,165 | 37 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,084 | 41 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,481 | 25 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,175 | 37 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,704 | 22 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,290 | 35 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 43 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,096 | 47 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,347 | 35 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,015 | 55 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,184 | 42 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,171 | 42 | — | |
| 1919 | #967 | 54 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,110 | 41 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,059 | 43 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,173 | 34 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,262 | 24 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | — | |
| 1912 | #919 | 30 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | — | |
| 1910 | #997 | 19 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,067 | 10 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | — | |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Silvia! It came in at #930, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Silvia is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#212 · 1 in 1,148
- Texas#421 · 1 in 2,633
- Illinois#473 · 1 in 3,547
- Massachusetts#526 · 1 in 5,014
- Washington#675 · 1 in 5,440
Best ever in a state: #165 in California, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #212 | 181 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Texas | #421 | 50 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Illinois | #473 | 20 | 1 in 3,547 |
| Massachusetts | #526 | 7 | 1 in 5,014 |
| Washington | #675 | 5 | 1 in 5,440 |
| Arizona | #682 | 5 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Florida | #706 | 11 | 1 in 6,039 |
| New York | #725 | 17 | 1 in 6,382 |
| New Jersey | #739 | 6 | 1 in 6,999 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Silvia
- 75 spots since 2024 (#1,160 → #1,235)
- 154 spots since 2020 (#1,389 → #1,235)
- 153 spots since 2015 (#1,388 → #1,235)
- Biggest jump: 236 spots in 1899 (#1,171 → #935)
- Biggest drop: 908 spots in 1904 (#969 → #1,877)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1974 at #493 (356 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 41 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1948–2001
- Highest: 1 in 4,122 girls born in 1974 were named Silvia (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,831 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 15.3% of all girls named Silvia (3,255) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 32 | #897 (1886) | #1,013 |
| 1890s | 62 | #931 (1897) | #1,132 |
| 1900s | 105 | #969 (1903) | #1,239 |
| 1910s | 321 | #919 (1912) | #1,113 |
| 1920s | 385 | #1,015 (1923) | #1,290 |
| 1930s | 336 | #1,055 (1938) | #1,319 |
| 1940s | 643 | #915 (1949) | #1,023 |
| 1950s | 1,841 | #607 (1955) | #718 |
| 1960s | 2,745 | #546 (1969) | #597 |
| 1970s | 3,225 | #493 (1974) | #544 |
| 1980s | 3,255 | #543 (1981) | #589 |
| 1990s | 3,134 | #602 (1991) | #704 |
| 2000s | 2,381 | #852 (2000) | #1,015 |
| 2010s | 1,771 | #1,228 (2014) | #1,329 |
| 2020s | 1,036 | #1,160 (2024) | #1,318 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Silvia in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 5,311 of them was named Silvia, which outranked 95.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 368,303 of them was named Silvia, which outranked 14.2% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,109 names at #6,721; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.