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Sylvie

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“From the forest; woodland spirit (French form of Silvia)”

Linguistic heritage: French

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:SIHL-vee

IPA (US English):/ˈsɪl.viː/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20251,096 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2821,096 births in 2025

Total US Registrations8,444Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1950 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (1,096 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1950

Recent 2025 Level1,096 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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