Sylvia
Girl name · Latin · pronounced SIL-vee-uh
Verified name
What does Sylvia mean?
From the forest, spirit of the wood
Origin and language
Latin
Language family: Latin|English
Popularity in the United States
Ranked No. 284 in the U.S. in 2025, so it is popular. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Popularity in England and Wales
No. 426 in England and Wales in 2025
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Related names, nicknames, and variants
Nickname: Sylvie, Sil
Variant: Sylvie, Silvia
Related: Silvana, Sylvan, Sylvie
Using Sylvia across cultures
Roman mythology forest spirit name widely recorded in literature.
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