Sylvana
Sylvana is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
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Meaning & Origin of Sylvana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sylvana is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Sylvana
The earliest SSA record of Sylvana as a baby girl name dates back to 1951, when 9 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Sylvana — #5,750 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Sylvanas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 804 Sylvanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sylvana
Sylvana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 804 births in the dataset. Sylvana's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,750. Use the chart and map above to compare Sylvana'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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