Silvia

Where Silvia comes from

Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.
— Wiktionary's entry for Silvia
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #930 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Silvia Federici born
    Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist
  3. 1974
    Peak, #493
    356 babies named Silvia — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1976
    Silvia Saint born
    Czech pornographic actress
  5. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,388.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Silvia Saint · Czech pornographic actress, born 1976
  • Silvia Federici · Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist, born 1942
  • Silvia Navarro · Mexican actress, born 1978
  • Silvia Neid · German football player and manager, born 1964
  • Silvia Colloca · Italian singer, actress, author and TV cooking personality, born 1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.