How Many People Are Named Sylvie?
An estimated 7,132 people in the United States have the first name Sylvie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Sylvie peaked in popularity in 2024 with 868 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sylvie 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 Sylvie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sylvie is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,132
About 1 in 48,059 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
868 births
Total Registered
7,342
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sylvie
Sylvie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,342 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sylvie as a female name
Ranked #360 in 2024
868 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (868 births)
Sylvie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sylvie span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,187 babies were registered. Sylvie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sylvie by Decade
How has Sylvie 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.
Sylvie by State
Birth registrations for Sylvie span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Minnesota. The lowest are in Mississippi, District of Columbia, Nevada. On average, about 115 Sylvies were registered per state.
Sylvie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sylvie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sylvie
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sylvie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sylvie?
We estimate approximately 7,132 people named Sylvie 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 48,059 Americans share this first name.
Is Sylvie a common name?
Sylvie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,342 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sylvie most popular?
Sylvie reached peak popularity in 2024, when 868 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sylvie is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sylvie a female name?
Sylvie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sylvie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sylvie Smith, Sylvie Johnson, Sylvie 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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