# Sylvie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sylvie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,444 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 8,444 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,517, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Derived from Latin silva (forest).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 159 | 1,433 |
| 2012 | 170 | 1,378 |
| 2013 | 200 | 1,200 |
| 2014 | 228 | 1,117 |
| 2015 | 214 | 1,181 |
| 2016 | 283 | 959 |
| 2017 | 263 | 989 |
| 2018 | 299 | 901 |
| 2019 | 308 | 873 |
| 2020 | 352 | 775 |
| 2021 | 517 | 585 |
| 2022 | 724 | 433 |
| 2023 | 728 | 425 |
| 2024 | 873 | 356 |
| 2025 | 1,096 | 282 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 72 | 562 |
| 2012 | 90 | 487 |
| 2013 | 98 | 432 |
| 2014 | 95 | 460 |
| 2015 | 120 | 377 |
| 2016 | 95 | 458 |
| 2017 | 117 | 386 |
| 2018 | 104 | 419 |
| 2019 | 116 | 377 |
| 2020 | 101 | 419 |
| 2021 | 137 | 344 |
| 2022 | 156 | 289 |
| 2023 | 174 | 259 |
| 2024 | 229 | 211 |
| 2025 | 270 | 186 |

## People named Sylvie

- Sylvie Kinigi, Burundian politician
- Sylvie Vartan, French singer, chansonnier, and actress (born 1944)
- Sylvie Testud, French actress
- Sylvie Meis, Dutch television personality and model
- Sylvie Guillem, French dancer and choreographer
- Sylvie Goulard, French politician
- Sylvie Becaert, French biathlete
- Sylvie Joly, French actress (1934–2015)
- Sylvie Tellier, French model
- Sylvie Daigle, Canadian short-track speed skater and speed skater
- Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian synchronized swimmer
- Sylvie Bernier, Canadian diver

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.