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Sylvia
245,978 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Sylvia is 66. If you meet a Sylvia, there's about a 70% chance they're between 34 and 81 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak Sylvia: 1937. Down 88% from peak.
Name neighbors
People named Sylvia have popularity-curve siblings named:
Geographic fingerprint
Sylvias are 1.2x more common in the Northeast than the national average.