Fun Facts About the Name Sylvana
- 817 babies named Sylvana: U.S. records list 817 babies given the name Sylvana from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sylvana Mean?
Sylvana means "of the woods" or "forest-dweller." It comes from Latin, where the adjective silvanus (also written sylvanus) was formed from the noun silva, "wood, forest," plus the adjectival ending -anus. The feminine form adds the usual feminine ending, giving Silvana, with Sylvana as a spelling variant.
The y in Sylvana reflects sylva, a Latin spelling variant of silva that was common in later manuscripts and passed into English words such as sylvan. The literal sense is simply "wooded" or "belonging to the forest," not a symbolic or spiritual meaning.
Sylvana Name History & Origins
The root of the name is Roman. Silvanus was the name of a Roman god of woods, fields, and boundaries, and it was also used as a Roman cognomen, or third name. From the adjective silvanus, the feminine Silvana developed naturally in the Romance languages, especially Italian, and it is also common in Spanish-speaking regions.
The spelling Sylvana belongs to the same family. It appears in English, French, and Dutch usage, adopting the y of the Latin variant sylva. It should be distinguished from the parent masculine name Silvanus and from the closely related Italian Silvana; the forms differ mainly in spelling tradition rather than in basic meaning.
How Popular is the Name Sylvana?
Sylvana has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #3,479 in 1956.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,297 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #15,013 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #8,429 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #12,122 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #13,320 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #7,912 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #8,554 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,552 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,504 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #7,936 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,698 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #10,071 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,523 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #7,423 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #8,152 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #6,876 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #8,014 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #5,936 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #6,776 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #7,446 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #7,459 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #8,200 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #8,432 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #5,879 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #9,287 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,528 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #6,800 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #7,968 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #6,802 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #8,065 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #6,594 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #4,672 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #5,920 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #5,976 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #5,636 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #5,515 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #5,033 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #5,861 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,053 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #7,065 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #4,269 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #6,724 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #8,893 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,317 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,264 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #5,867 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #10,050 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #8,444 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,286 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #10,392 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #10,037 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #8,135 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #5,939 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #6,973 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #5,399 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,931 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #7,399 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #7,453 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,204 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #7,186 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #6,147 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #6,008 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,479 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #3,759 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #3,927 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,980 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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