Is Sylvana a boy or girl name?

Sylvana is a girl’s name. Of the 817 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sylvana

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Sylvana was most popular in 2008, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,576 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 817 people named Sylvana.

Sylvana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sylvana’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sylvana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sylvana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 817 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sylvana

Where Sylvana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org