Sylvie

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“of the forest” — French

#3602024 rank
2024peak year
7,059babies named Sylvie since 1880
▲ +182%5-year trend

Sylvie popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Sylvie mean?

The French form of Silvia, from Latin silva, 'forest'. A favorite in France since the early modern period and increasingly used in English-speaking countries.

OriginFrench
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, nature

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Spellings & variants

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