Sylvie is a distinctive choice, ranked #186 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Sylvie in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#186
US Rank #282
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About the Name Sylvie
Sylvie is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #211. The name has climbed 208 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sylvie is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Sylvie in their class.
In the US it sits at #360 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Sylvie
Sylvie Guillem — Sylvie Guillem is a French ballet dancer.
Sylvie Cantin — Sylvie Cantin is a Canadian speed skater.
Sylvie Benzoni — Sylvie Benzoni-Gavage is a French mathematician known for her research in partial differential equations, fluid dynamics, traffic flow, shock waves, and phase transitions.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sylvie
Unlikely. With around 270 UK babies named Sylvie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sylvie in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sylvie is at its highest recorded position — #186 in 2025, with 270 births. In 2020 it ranked #419.
Sylvie is more popular in the UK (#211) than in the US (#360). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Sylvie include: Sylvie Guillem, Sylvie Cantin and Sylvie Benzoni. Short summaries for each appear below.
Sylvie appears in the US top 500 at #360 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
270
UK babies named Sylvie (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 233 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sylvie
Almost certainly the only Sylvie in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Sylvie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sylvie Benzoni-Gavage is a French mathematician known for her research in partial differential equations, fluid dynamics, traffic flow, shock waves, and phase transitions.