Sylvie is a distinctive choice, ranked #211 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sylvie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#211
US Rank #360
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #360 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sylvie
Unlikely. With around 229 UK babies named Sylvie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sylvie in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sylvie is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 208 places over the last five years to #211 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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....
Sylvie appears in the US top 500 at #360 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
229
UK babies named Sylvie (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 208 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
Likely around 1 other Sylvie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Sylvie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sylvie Guillem is a French ballet dancer. Guillem was the top-ranking female dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet from 1984 to 1989, before becoming a principal guest artist with the Royal Ballet in London.
Sylvie Benzoni-Gavage is a French mathematician known for her research in partial differential equations, fluid dynamics, traffic flow, shock waves, and phase transitions. In 2017 she was named as the director of the Institut Henri Poincaré.
Sylvie Cuvilly is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.