How Many People Are Named Silvia?
An estimated 17,946 people in the United States have the first name Silvia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Silvia peaked in popularity in 1991 with 374 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Silvia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Silvia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Silvia is overwhelmingly female, 51 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
17,946
About 1 in 19,099 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1991
374 births
Total Registered
21,135
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Silvia
Silvia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21,135 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Silvia as a male name
Ranked #8,655 in 1994
6 male births in 1994
Peak: 1985 (13 births)
Silvia as a female name
Ranked #1,166 in 2024
206 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (374 births)
Silvia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Silvia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,289 babies were registered. Silvia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Silvia by Decade
How has Silvia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Silvia by State
Birth registrations for Silvia span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Mississippi, Kansas. On average, about 471 Silvias were registered per state.
Silvia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Silvia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Silvia
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Silvia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Silvia?
We estimate approximately 17,946 people named Silvia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,099 Americans share this first name.
Is Silvia a common name?
Silvia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,135 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Silvia most popular?
Silvia reached peak popularity in 1991, when 374 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Silvia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Silvia a female name?
Silvia is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Silvia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Silvia Smith, Silvia Johnson, Silvia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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