Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Forest, from the woods
Origin: French
Popularity: Ranked #1905 in 2024 with 83 babies born.
History: A variant or related form of Sylvie. Shares the meaning 'Forest, from the woods.'
Similar names: sylvana, sylvianna, sylvanas, sylvanus, silvan, silvana, silvanna, skylan
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Sylvan? About 1 in 33,964 babies born in 2024 were named Sylvan, or roughly 0.3 per day in the United States.
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