NameTides

Silvia

Silvia was the #1,235 girls' name in the US in 2025 (182 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Silvia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Silvia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Silvia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,235 (182)#2,278 (12)—#3,044 (6)
2024#1,160 (207)#1,672 (18)—#1,348 (18)
2023#1,377 (163)#1,640 (18)—#2,900 (6)
2022#1,401 (163)#2,178 (12)—#1,989 (10)
2021#1,347 (164)#1,866 (15)—#2,021 (10)
2020#1,389 (157)#1,449 (21)—#2,163 (9)
2019#1,274 (182)#1,854 (15)—#2,374 (8)
2018#1,399 (160)#2,901 (8)—#1,996 (10)
2017#1,529 (144)#2,502 (10)—#2,179 (9)
2016#1,371 (171)#2,367 (11)#750 (4)#1,600 (14)
2015#1,388 (170)#1,783 (16)—#2,363 (8)
2014#1,228 (199)#1,562 (19)—#2,617 (7)
2013#1,267 (187)#1,537 (20)—#2,058 (10)
2012#1,291 (184)#1,893 (15)#677 (5)#1,787 (12)
2011#1,266 (188)#1,903 (14)—#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1974 at #493.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Silvia is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,700 to 1 in 9,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Silvia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #1,015PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,185CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #536CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #843VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Silvia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Silvia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SilviaCanadaGirls#3,0446
SilviaEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
SilviaIrelandGirls—too few
SilviaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SilviaUSGirls#1,235182
SilviaUSBoys—too few