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Silvan

100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Silvan has been given to about 102 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 95
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Silvan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 12
  • Born in 202510
  • All time102

How popular is Silvan?

Its best year was 2024, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 7207th. The typical living American called Silvan is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Silvan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ivan0.75
  2. Milan0.75
  3. Dillan0.75
  4. Dilan0.75
  5. Sullivan0.72
  6. Killian0.68
  7. Sloan0.68
  8. Willian0.68

Middle names for Silvan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Silvan John0.77
  2. Silvan Lee0.77
  3. Silvan Bryce0.76
  4. Silvan Ross0.76
  5. Silvan Quinn0.76
  6. Silvan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Silvan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.81
  2. Azaiahbrother · 0.81
  3. Elowensister · 0.80
  4. Kaisenbrother · 0.80
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.79
  6. Laylanisister · 0.79

Where Silvan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Silvan Anderson0.74
    2. Silvan White0.72
    3. Silvan Reyes0.72
    4. Silvan Moore0.72
    5. Silvan Lee0.72
    6. Silvan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Silvan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.