Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Sylvia (masculine) | Sylvia (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | #453 | 0.038 | ||
| 2010 | - | - | #517 | 0.031 | ||
| 2000 | - | - | #544 | 0.027 | ||
| 1990 | - | - | #409 | 0.033 | ||
| 1980 | - | - | #273 | 0.051 | ||
| 1970 | - | - | #205 | 0.077 | ||
| 1960 | - | - | #137 | 0.151 | ||
| 1950 | - | - | #108 | 0.200 | ||
| 1940 | - | - | #82 | 0.250 | ||
| 1930 | #1768 | 0.002 | #76 | 0.299 | ||
| 1920 | - | - | #103 | 0.216 | ||
| 1910 | - | - | #71 | 0.301 | ||
| 1900 | #1799 | 0.001 | #113 | 0.179 | ||
| 1890 | - | - | #145 | 0.129 | ||
| 1880 | - | - | #173 | 0.079 | ||
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