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Silvia
Pronounced /ˈsɪlvi.ə/
Rank in 2024
#1,163
Born in 2024
206
Peak year
1991 · #602
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 206 girls were named Silvia, about 1 in every 7,831.
- It peaked in 1991 with 374 babies, ranked #602.
- It first shows up in the records in 1884.
- 21,084 girls have been named Silvia since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Silvia per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- 0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 742 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Silent: 708 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 3,442 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Gen X: 5,012 babies, 0.20 per 1,000. Millennials: 5,302 babies, 0.19 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,707 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,065 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.
- A female given name from Latin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈsɪlvi.ə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Silvia, CC BY-SA 4.0.