Silvia is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning “spirit of the wood.” In 2024 it was given to 206 girls in the United States.
Silvia belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “spirit of the wood” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Silvia first appears in Social Security records in 1884. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #494 in 1974, and in 2024 206 babies received the name — 21,084 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Silvia means “spirit of the wood” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Silvia is a girl name. In 2024, 206 babies received the name in the US.
Silvia comes from the Italian tradition.
Silvia first appears in US records in 1884. Its best-ever ranking was #494 in 1974, and 206 babies were given the name in 2024.
Silvia is pronounced /ˈsɪlvi.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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