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Origin & history of Sylvan1
Latin roots
Sylvan comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Forest, from the forest, woodland.
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How popular is Sylvan?
1918
peak year
Sylvan is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2735), with about 60 babies named Sylvan each year. In 1918, 103 babies received the name (ranked #606). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 3,701.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
103
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #606)
(ranked #606)
60
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
600
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,701
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Sylvan3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
S1
Y7
L3
V4
A1
N5
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Sylvan✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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