Sylvania has been given to about 546 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Its best year was 1915, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 1876th. The typical living American called Sylvania is about 70 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.