Girls name
Sylvia
Sylvia is a girls' name given to 232,727 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1937 with 4,368 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 16th among girls names in New York in 1913.
Which states favor Sylvia
Sylvia by state
Top states by all-time births named Sylvia. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 28,034 | #711 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 27,741 | #341 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 20,991 | #697 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 13,022 | #142 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 10,633 | #311 (2025) |
| 6 | North Carolina | 9,106 | #379 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 7,897 | #196 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 6,895 | #188 (2025) |
| 9 | Florida | 6,071 | #582 (2025) |
| 10 | Georgia | 5,730 | #579 (2025) |
| 11 | Virginia | 5,688 | #254 (2025) |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 4,987 | #261 (2025) |
| 13 | Louisiana | 4,941 | #423 (2025) |
| 14 | South Carolina | 4,913 | #557 (2025) |
| 15 | New Jersey | 4,663 | #387 (2025) |
| 16 | Alabama | 4,317 | #366 (2025) |
| 17 | Tennessee | 4,285 | #310 (2025) |
| 18 | Missouri | 4,038 | #193 (2025) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 4,028 | #158 (2025) |
| 20 | Indiana | 3,805 | #191 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).