Sylvi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SIL-vee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Sylvi is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the forest”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Sylvi mean?
Latin: spelling of Sylvie; French form of Sylvia
“of the forest”
The French form of Sylvia, from Latin silva, meaning wood or forest.
Meaning borrowed from Sylvie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Sylvi a girl's or a boy's name?
Sylvi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sylvi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Sylvi, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 4 girls.
In 2025, 302 girls in the UK were given Sylvi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #201, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Sylvi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
How popular is Sylvi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,237among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Sylvi, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,451st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Sylvi in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,149 girls in the US were given Sylvi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #291, up from #5,237 for this spelling alone.
Sylvi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,011 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4,451 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
Names like Sylvi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Remi Luna Isla Nova Harper Freya Lyra Mila Romy Indie Poppy Willow
Other spellings of Sylvi
Names related to Sylvi
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Nora Rosie Emilia Max Lucy Julian Clara Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sylvi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sylvi, updated 20 October 2026.