First Name SYLVIA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SYLVIA is ranked as the 258th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 258,056.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 80.93 people named SYLVIA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SYLVIA is 151,831.
  • The SSA data also shows that SYLVIA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names SYLVIA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 258,056 +/-0.7%
  • National Rank 258
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 80.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 151,831
  • National Rank 351
  • Percentile Rank 99.62%
  • Proportion/100k 47.62

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SYLVIA is 58.2% White, 26.6% Hispanic origin, 10.7% Black, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SYLVIA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SYLVIA is included in the following name categories:
  • English surname
  • English feminine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SYLVIA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 58.2% 63.9% -5.7%
Hispanic origin 26.6% 16.3% 10.3%
Black 10.7% 12.3% -1.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SYLVIA is California where 45,439 people have this name.
  • Texas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SYLVIA, as 161.61 in every 100,000 Texans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Texas is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 5,076 39.41 99.2% Indiana 2,077 31.49 98.4% Iowa 1,147 36.93 98.2% Kansas 914 31.48 96.8% Michigan 5,937 59.91 99.5% Minnesota 2,447 44.84 99.0% Missouri 1,722 57.5 98.2% Nebraska 526 27.94 95.5% North Dakota 185 25.01 89.1% Ohio 4,159 35.87 99.0% South Dakota 203 23.84 89.6% Wisconsin 2,644 45.93 98.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 5,076 39.41 99.2%
Indiana 2,077 31.49 98.4%
Iowa 1,147 36.93 98.2%
Kansas 914 31.48 96.8%
Michigan 5,937 59.91 99.5%
Minnesota 2,447 44.84 99.0%
Missouri 1,722 57.5 98.2%
Nebraska 526 27.94 95.5%
North Dakota 185 25.01 89.1%
Ohio 4,159 35.87 99.0%
South Dakota 203 23.84 89.6%
Wisconsin 2,644 45.93 98.9%
West State Statistics First-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 319 43.24 91.9% Arizona 4,713 70.01 98.9% California 45,439 117.1 99.9% Colorado 2,060 38.46 98.3% Hawaii 686 48.35 98.0% Idaho 586 35.83 95.6% Montana 267 26.06 92.1% Nevada 1,669 58.79 98.2% New Mexico 2,029 97.29 98.1% Oregon 1,797 45.27 98.2% Utah 878 29.83 96.8% Washington 4,826 68.34 99.4% Wyoming 168 28.73 89.4%

West States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 319 43.24 91.9%
Arizona 4,713 70.01 98.9%
California 45,439 117.1 99.9%
Colorado 2,060 38.46 98.3%
Hawaii 686 48.35 98.0%
Idaho 586 35.83 95.6%
Montana 267 26.06 92.1%
Nevada 1,669 58.79 98.2%
New Mexico 2,029 97.29 98.1%
Oregon 1,797 45.27 98.2%
Utah 878 29.83 96.8%
Washington 4,826 68.34 99.4%
Wyoming 168 28.73 89.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 2,202 61.22 98.7% Maine 815 61.27 96.1% Massachusetts 4,792 71.04 99.1% New Hampshire 757 57.04 96.5% New Jersey 4,576 51.2 99.2% New York 14,915 75.53 99.7% Pennsylvania 5,575 43.6 99.2% Rhode Island 684 64.78 97.0% Vermont 431 68.82 96.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 2,202 61.22 98.7%
Maine 815 61.27 96.1%
Massachusetts 4,792 71.04 99.1%
New Hampshire 757 57.04 96.5%
New Jersey 4,576 51.2 99.2%
New York 14,915 75.53 99.7%
Pennsylvania 5,575 43.6 99.2%
Rhode Island 684 64.78 97.0%
Vermont 431 68.82 96.4%
South State Statistics First-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,562 52.83 98.7% Arkansas 1,057 35.63 97.5% Delaware 576 61.58 98.2% Dist. of Columbia 517 78.48 98.2% Florida 21,120 106.17 99.8% Georgia 5,991 59.33 99.4% Kentucky 1,445 32.75 97.6% Louisiana 2,820 60.65 98.7% Maryland 3,407 57.01 99.2% Mississippi 1,722 57.5 98.2% North Carolina 11,150 112.12 99.7% Oklahoma 1,461 37.66 97.8% South Carolina 3,380 69.95 98.9% Tennessee 2,818 43.02 98.8% Texas 43,564 161.61 99.9% Virginia 4,949 59.44 99.3% West Virginia 918 49.64 96.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,562 52.83 98.7%
Arkansas 1,057 35.63 97.5%
Delaware 576 61.58 98.2%
Dist. of Columbia 517 78.48 98.2%
Florida 21,120 106.17 99.8%
Georgia 5,991 59.33 99.4%
Kentucky 1,445 32.75 97.6%
Louisiana 2,820 60.65 98.7%
Maryland 3,407 57.01 99.2%
Mississippi 1,722 57.5 98.2%
North Carolina 11,150 112.12 99.7%
Oklahoma 1,461 37.66 97.8%
South Carolina 3,380 69.95 98.9%
Tennessee 2,818 43.02 98.8%
Texas 43,564 161.61 99.9%
Virginia 4,949 59.44 99.3%
West Virginia 918 49.64 96.0%
 

Full Names with SYLVIA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SYLVIA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SYLVIA.

The most popular full name is SYLVIA Garcia. 0.87% of all the people named SYLVIA have this family name.

There are 19697 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SYLVIA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SYLVIA Garcia 0.87%
2 SYLVIA Smith 0.78%
3 SYLVIA Martinez 0.69%
4 SYLVIA Rodriguez 0.65%
5 SYLVIA Hernandez 0.62%
6 SYLVIA Johnson 0.56%
7 SYLVIA Gonzalez 0.53%
8 SYLVIA Lopez 0.52%
9 SYLVIA Williams 0.49%
10 SYLVIA Brown 0.43%
11 SYLVIA Jones 0.43%
12 SYLVIA Perez 0.41%
13 SYLVIA Sanchez 0.37%
14 SYLVIA Flores 0.36%
15 SYLVIA Garza 0.33%
16 SYLVIA Ramirez 0.33%
17 SYLVIA Davis 0.33%
18 SYLVIA Miller 0.31%
19 SYLVIA Lee 0.30%
20 SYLVIA Gonzales 0.27%

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