Given name
Sylvi
Sylvi is a feminine given name from Sylvia. It is used in Finnish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Sylvi comes from Sylvia, and ultimately from Solveig.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Sylvi is a short form of Sylvia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sylvi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 322
- 0 boys · 322 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,382 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,382 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 319 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sylvi’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Sylvi is a short form of Sylvia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sylvi
- Sylvi ListhaugNorwegian politician (born 1977)
- Sylvi SaimoFinnish sprint canoeist (1914–2004)
- Sylvi KekkonenFinnish writer and the First Lady of Finland1900–1974
- Sylvi GrahamNorwegian politician1951–2025
- Sylvi SalonenFinnish actress (1920–2003)
- Sylvi-Kyllikki KilpiFinnish politician1899–1987
- Sylvi PaloFinnish actress1911–1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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