Meaning 
The name Sylvia has the following meaning: One who is from the woods.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Sylvia is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 534 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Sylvia rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 13 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 543 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sylvia in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Sylvia is pronounced as sil-vee-uh Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Sylvia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sylvia: Boys - Clement, Constantine, Donta, Taurean, Girls - Alta, Armida, Beatriz, Brittany, Candace, Cara, Claudia, Clementine, Cornelia, Diana, Narda, Regina, Starr, Ursula, Victoria, Both genders - Ocie
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Sylvia: Silvia (Latin) Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Sylvia are: Syl, Sylvie
Style 
We think the name Sylvia should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sylvia to be: Beautiful and sophisticated womanIn one word, you might describe Sylvia as a(n) " sophisticated" person. See other "sophisticated" names for girls.
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