Sylvi
Sylvi is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Sylvi Bratten, Norwegian politician Sylvi Graham (1951–2025), Norwegian politician Sylvi Halinen (1908–1995), Finnish farmer, agronomist and politician Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), Finnish writer and First Lady of Finland Sylvi Keskinen (1933–2013), Finnish hurdler Sylvi-Kyllikki Kilpi (1899–1987), Finnish politician Sylvi Listhaug,…
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Sylvi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sylvi is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Sylvi Bratten, Norwegian politician Sylvi Graham (1951–2025), Norwegian politician Sylvi Halinen (1908–1995), Finnish farmer, agronomist and politician Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), Finnish writer and First Lady of Finland Sylvi Keskinen (1933–2013), Finnish hurdler Sylvi-Kyllikki Kilpi (1899–1987), Finnish politician Sylvi Listhaug,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Finnish
The Story of Sylvi
Sylvi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 38 births, good for #3,889 nationwide. About 61% of every Sylvi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sylvi ranks #4,714 for baby girls with 29 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). All told, over 357 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Sylvi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sylvi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Sylvi
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About the name Sylvi
Sylvi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 357 births in the dataset. Sylvi's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Sylvi'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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