Silvina
Silvina is a given name. It is a variant of Silvana, meaning "one who lives in the forest".
Meaning & Origin of Silvina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Silvina is a given name. It is a variant of Silvana, meaning "one who lives in the forest".
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The Story of Silvina
Silvina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 9 Silvinas were born — ranking #8,734 that year. As of 2026, Silvina ranks #13,446 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 159 Silvinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Silvina
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Silvina Bosco , Argentine actress
- Silvina Bullrich (1915–1990), Argentine writer
- Silvina Chediek (born 1962), Argentine journalist and presenter
- Silvina Corvalán (born 1973), Argentine field hockey player
- Silvina D'Elía (born 1986), Argentine field hockey player
- Silvina Fabars (1944–2025), Cuban folk dancer and ballerina
- Silvina Luna (born 1980), Argentina model, actress, and vedette
- Silvina Milstein (born 1956), Argentine composer and scholar
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Names that sound like Silvina
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About the name Silvina
Silvina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 159 births in the dataset. Silvina's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #8,734. Use the chart and map above to compare Silvina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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