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Silvia

“Of the forest; spirit of the wood” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #1235 in the US (2025) · Retro

Silvia has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #493 (1974) · 21,272 babies named Silvia all-time · 1 in 9,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 7,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 8,500 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Silvias

• Silvia Federici — Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist
• Silvia Pinal — Mexican actress (1931–2024)
• Silvia Navarro — Mexican actress
• Silvia Neid — German football player and manager
• Silvia Cartwright — New Zealand viceroy, jurist

In stories & tradition

• Silvía Night — The Silvia Night Show
• Silvia Valeva — Undercover
• Silvia Veleva — Undercover

What Silvias become

Among 2,349 notable people named Silvia:

Medical professionals appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Silvia Quintela, Argentinian physician.

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