How Many People Are Named Sylvanna?
An estimated 272 people in the United States have the first name Sylvanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Sylvanna peaked in popularity in 1996 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sylvanna 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 Sylvanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
272
About 1 in 1,260,126 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1996
14 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sylvanna
Sylvanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 280 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sylvanna as a female name
Ranked #17,335 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1996 (14 births)
Sylvanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sylvanna span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 82 babies were registered. Sylvanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sylvanna by Decade
How has Sylvanna 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.
Sylvanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sylvanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sylvanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sylvanna?
We estimate approximately 272 people named Sylvanna 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 1,260,126 Americans share this first name.
Is Sylvanna a common name?
Sylvanna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sylvanna most popular?
Sylvanna reached peak popularity in 1996, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sylvanna is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sylvanna a female name?
Sylvanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sylvanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sylvanna Smith, Sylvanna Johnson, Sylvanna 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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