Is Silvia a boy or girl name?
Silvia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 206 girls and 0 boys were named Silvia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 21,135 US babies named Silvia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,166
- Babies named Silvia since 1884
- 21,135
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 374 babies
Boys and girls named Silvia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 321 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 336 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 643 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,841 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 2,743 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 5 | 3,225 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 35 | 3,254 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 6 | 3,134 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,380 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,771 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 852 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,166 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,388 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,403 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,350 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,396 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,279 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,403 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,533 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,379 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,393 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,231 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,271 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,294 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,271 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,284 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,075 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,235 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,087 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,054 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 248 | #987 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,006 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 239 | #973 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,033 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 263 | #872 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 258 | #853 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 243 | #883 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 266 | #799 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 260 | #801 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 294 | #719 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 304 | #696 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,655 | 324 | #663 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 327 | #669 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 372 | #611 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 374 | #603 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 370 | #610 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 359 | #598 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,328 | 363 | #568 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 265 | #695 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,678 | 323 | #599 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,571 | 330 | #590 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,490 | 295 | #606 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 314 | #572 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,229 | 345 | #548 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 343 | #543 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 317 | #582 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,939 | 351 | #535 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 318 | #552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 323 | #549 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 332 | #528 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 346 | #515 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 356 | #494 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 290 | #568 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 315 | #535 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 295 | #591 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 299 | #587 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 327 | #546 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 291 | #561 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 282 | #563 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,453 | 274 | #572 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 296 | #552 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 261 | #631 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 251 | #638 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 264 | #616 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 268 | #626 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 229 | #672 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 245 | #637 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 252 | #622 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 255 | #616 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 235 | #626 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 232 | #610 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 135 | #811 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 131 | #804 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 130 | #793 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 127 | #792 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 99 | #894 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 94 | #917 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 80 | #975 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,054 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 82 | #926 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,021 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,038 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,151 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,045 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,131 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,045 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,088 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,068 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,274 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,182 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,095 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,513 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,396 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,226 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,197 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,428 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,753 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,309 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,191 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,110 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,372 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,638 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,024 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,338 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,202 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,188 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 54 | #979 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,151 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,123 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,082 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,187 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,298 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,459 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 30 | #934 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,162 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,026 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,096 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,528 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,275 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,540 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,290 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,136 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,020 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,065 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,125 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,162 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 12 | #975 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,246 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 12 | #974 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,201 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,568 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,335 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,188 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,129 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,451 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,024 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #985 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,011 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Silvia reached #3,571 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #494 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Silvia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.