Sylvie
Girl · SIL-vee · Latin
Sylvie is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the forest”. In 2025 it ranked 187th for girls in the UK (296 babies) and 282nd for girls in the US (1,096 babies).
What does Sylvie mean?
Latin: French form of Sylvia
“of the forest”
The French form of Sylvia, from Latin silva, meaning wood or forest.
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- SIL-vee
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Is Sylvie a girl's or a boy's name?
Sylvie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 296 girls in the UK and 1,096 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sylvie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #187among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 296about 1 in 940 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 113% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 296 girls in the UK were named Sylvie, making it the 187th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 425th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Sylvie of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Sylvie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 186th in England and Wales, 204th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
Sylvie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296 | #187 |
| 2024 | 243 | #214 |
| 2023 | 195 | #255 |
| 2022 | 176 | #289 |
| 2021 | 153 | #342 |
| 2020 | 111 | #425 |
| 2019 | 123 | #392 |
| 2018 | 110 | #443 |
| 2017 | 126 | #396 |
| 2016 | 101 | #477 |
| 2015 | 128 | #393 |
| 2014 | 102 | #473 |
| 2013 | 105 | #444 |
| 2012 | 92 | #520 |
| 2011 | 79 | #571 |
| 2010 | 88 | #513 |
| 2009 | 86 | #510 |
| 2008 | 67 | #623 |
| 2007 | 60 | #648 |
| 2006 | 68 | #574 |
| 2005 | 40 | #783 |
| 2004 | 37 | #814 |
| 2003 | 24 | #1,056 |
| 2002 | 23 | #1,053 |
| 2001 | 23 | #1,013 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Sylvie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #282among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,096about 1 in 1,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 181% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,096 girls in the US were named Sylvie, making it the 282nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 772nd. It first appears in the records in 1909.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most girls named Sylvie of any year since it first appeared, in 1909.
Half of all the girls named Sylvie in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sylvie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,096 | #282 |
| 2024 | 873 | #356 |
| 2023 | 728 | #425 |
| 2022 | 724 | #433 |
| 2021 | 517 | #585 |
| 2020 | 352 | #772 |
| 2019 | 308 | #869 |
| 2018 | 299 | #899 |
| 2017 | 263 | #988 |
| 2016 | 283 | #958 |
| 2015 | 214 | #1,175 |
| 2014 | 228 | #1,112 |
| 2013 | 200 | #1,198 |
| 2012 | 170 | #1,374 |
| 2011 | 159 | #1,427 |
| 2010 | 147 | #1,521 |
| 2009 | 134 | #1,660 |
| 2008 | 127 | #1,740 |
| 2007 | 128 | #1,704 |
| 2006 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2005 | 86 | #2,139 |
| 2004 | 74 | #2,323 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2,343 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,741 |
| 2001 | 64 | #2,434 |
| 2000 | 61 | #2,476 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,871 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 27 | #2,515 |
| 1968 | 22 | #2,708 |
| 1967 | 32 | #2,079 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 31 | #2,150 |
| 1963 | 19 | #2,863 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 21 | #2,505 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
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