Girls name · Indiana
Sylvia in Indiana
Sylvia was the #191 most common girls name in Indiana in 2025, with 37 Sylvia births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 3,805 were recorded from 1910 on.
Popularity over time
Sylvia in Indiana, year by year
| Year | Babies | State rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 22 | #83 |
| 1926 | 31 | #151 |
| 1943 | 71 | #90 |
| 1959 | 53 | #174 |
| 1976 | 10 | #448 |
| 1992 | 14 | #363 |
| 2009 | 12 | #579 |
| 2025 | 37 | #191 |
Rank swung between #67 (1937) and #901 (2010) in Indiana, from #83 in 1910 to #191 in 2025.
No year in Indiana had more Sylvia births than 1937, when 83 were born. In 1937 it reached #67, its highest girls-name rank in Indiana.
Across the country, Sylvia reached its highest rank of #16 in New York (1913). See Sylvia in every state →
How popular is Sylvia in Indiana?
Sylvia was the #191 most common girls name in Indiana in 2025, with 37 Sylvia births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 3,805 were recorded from 1910 on.
How many babies are named Sylvia in Indiana?
Indiana recorded 37 births of babies named Sylvia in 2025.
What is the rank of Sylvia in Indiana?
Sylvia's 2025 rank among girls names in Indiana was #191.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Counts below 5 in a state-year are omitted by the SSA for privacy.