Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sylvanas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 0 boys · 76 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,739 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,739 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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