Sylvan
Boy · SIL-van · Latin
Sylvan is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the woods”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 1,668th for boys in the US (99 babies).
What does Sylvan mean?
Latin: from Latin silvanus
“of the woods”
Silvanus was the Roman god of woods and fields.
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- SIL-van
Is Sylvan a girl's or a boy's name?
Sylvan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 12 girls and 99 boys in the US.
How popular is Sylvan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Sylvan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sylvan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Sylvan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Sylvan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,668among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 106% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 99 boys in the US were named Sylvan, making it the 1,668th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,727th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 103 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886. 12 girls were also named Sylvan in 2025 (8,360th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Sylvan than any year since 1918.
Half of all the boys named Sylvan in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11% of the babies named Sylvan in the US were girls.
Sylvan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #1,668 |
| 2024 | 84 | #1,891 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,013 |
| 2022 | 80 | #1,937 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,192 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,727 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,655 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,890 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,899 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,147 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,909 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,110 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,176 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,018 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,434 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,043 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,405 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,463 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,321 |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,459 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,362 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,556 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,535 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,193 |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,170 |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,298 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,254 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,183 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,125 |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,148 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,068 |
| 1935 | 44 | #956 |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,038 |
| 1933 | 37 | #1,078 |
| 1932 | 50 | #915 |
| 1931 | 40 | #1,065 |
| 1930 | 47 | #990 |
| 1929 | 54 | #914 |
| 1928 | 51 | #950 |
| 1927 | 52 | #964 |
| 1926 | 71 | #765 |
| 1925 | 80 | #723 |
| 1924 | 73 | #787 |
| 1923 | 69 | #803 |
| 1922 | 66 | #840 |
| 1921 | 76 | #768 |
| 1920 | 68 | #812 |
| 1919 | 71 | #766 |
| 1918 | 103 | #604 |
| 1917 | 73 | #713 |
| 1916 | 84 | #636 |
| 1915 | 66 | #734 |
| 1914 | 52 | #724 |
| 1913 | 48 | #641 |
| 1912 | 53 | #552 |
| 1911 | 24 | #624 |
| 1910 | 11 | #980 |
| 1909 | 10 | #951 |
| 1908 | 13 | #744 |
| 1907 | 13 | #735 |
| 1906 | 13 | #674 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 8 | #846 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #742 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #851 |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
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