Sylva is a rare variant of Sylvia that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Sylva is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,043 for girl births in the United States (and #21,771 across all names), given to 7 babies. Sylva was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1919 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #13,043 | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #18,912 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,959 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,608 | — |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #9,160 | — |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,971 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,501 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,482 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,632 | — |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,309 | — |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,239 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,417 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,304 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #6,126 | — |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,620 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,950 | — |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #3,208 | — |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #3,956 | — |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #4,019 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #5,300 | — |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #3,226 | — |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,827 | — |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #2,402 | — |
| 1938 | 20 | — | #1,801 | — |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,086 | — |
| 1936 | 15 | — | #2,143 | — |
| 1935 | 19 | — | #1,838 | — |
| 1934 | 19 | — | #2,553 | #3,241 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #4,167 | — |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,813 | — |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,298 | — |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #3,029 | — |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,569 | — |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #2,272 | — |
| 1927 | 21 | — | #1,928 | — |
| 1926 | 18 | — | #2,148 | — |
| 1925 | 27 | — | #1,639 | — |
| 1924 | 25 | — | #1,760 | — |
| 1923 | 20 | — | #2,016 | — |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #1,832 | — |
| 1921 | 22 | — | #1,915 | — |
| 1920 | 37 | — | #1,467 | #4,228 |
| 1919 | 31 | — | #1,419 | — |
| 1918 | 30 | — | #1,639 | #4,729 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | #1,911 | — |
| 1916 | 27 | — | #1,439 | — |
| 1915 | 19 | — | #1,786 | — |
| 1914 | 21 | — | #1,436 | — |
| 1913 | 24 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1912 | 16 | — | #1,414 | — |
| 1911 | 15 | — | #1,229 | — |
| 1910 | 13 | — | #1,330 | — |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #1,206 | — |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,394 | — |
| 1907 | 14 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1906 | 10 | — | #1,311 | — |
| 1905 | 12 | — | #1,157 | — |
| 1904 | 10 | — | #1,240 | — |
| 1903 | 8 | — | #1,424 | — |
| 1902 | 10 | — | #1,207 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,648 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,709 | — |
| 1899 | 11 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1898 | 9 | — | #1,250 | — |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #1,248 | — |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,564 | — |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,570 | — |
| 1894 | 8 | — | #1,225 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,626 | — |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,641 | — |
| 1891 | 10 | — | #938 | — |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,509 | — |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #1,026 | — |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #1,091 | — |