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Silvia

Girl Latin #1388 in 2023

Silvia is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Silvia

Feminine form of Silvius, from silva. In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.

Popularity of Silvia

Popularity, 1884–2023

162 births in 2023

1884 2023

20,878 U.S. births recorded from 1884–2023.

Peak year

1991

374 babies

First recorded

1884

139 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Boy · Ancient Greek

Steven, from Estievne, Estievene, from Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from στέφανος, from στέφω

Girl · Persian

All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages

Princess, noblewoman

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.