Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Silvana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,339 Trend ↑ Rising 14%

From Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Silvana, from Latin Silvāna.

Rank 2025
#3,339
among girls · ↑111 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
47
named Silvana · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,197
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
64 babies
All-time total
2,420
#4,136 all-time among girls
First recorded
1950
in Social Security records

Silvana popularity over time

2,420 babies have been named Silvana since 1950, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 162 16 – #2,103
1960s 281 28 +73% #1,983
1970s 264 26 -6% #2,513
1980s 207 21 -22% #3,082
1990s 285 29 +38% #3,403
2000s 468 47 +64% #2,727
2010s 484 48 +3% #2,738
2020s (to 2025) 269 45 -7% #3,042

Where Silvana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 48 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 49 0.03 outside top 500

Where Silvana is most popular

Girls named Silvana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.029 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Silvana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 23 0.054 +83%
Texas 31 0.039 +31%
Arizona 5 0.036 +21%
California 29 0.034 +18%
New York 11 0.028 -5%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -6%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Silvana

Silvana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,339 in 2025 with 47 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1950, 2,420 American babies have been named Silvana. Its peak came in 2007, when 64 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Silvana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Silvana?

The median living Silvana is about 24 years old; half are between 12 and 48. An estimated 2,300 people named Silvana are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Silvana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 47 #3,339
2024 46 #3,450
2023 55 #3,042
2022 47 #3,409
2021 43 #3,606
2020 31 #4,436
2019 48 #3,324
2018 54 #3,045
2017 63 #2,738
2016 50 #3,272
2015 60 #2,923
2014 37 #4,092
2013 35 #4,229
2012 43 #3,702
2011 50 #3,301
2010 44 #3,614
2009 51 #3,294
2008 47 #3,525
2007 64 #2,855
2006 31 #4,673
2005 62 #2,727
2004 54 #2,960
2003 54 #2,876
2002 55 #2,773
2001 24 #4,988
2000 26 #4,637
1995 28 #3,867
1990 24 #4,212
1985 15 #5,047
1980 19 #4,126
1975 21 #3,386
1970 30 #2,513
1965 35 #1,983
1960 32 #2,053
1955 24 #2,273
1950 5 #6,001
1945 – –
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Famous people named Silvana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Silvana Mangano Silvana Mangano Italian actress (1930–1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Silvana Armenulić Silvana Armenulić Yugoslav singer (1939–1976) Contemporary
  3. 3 Silvana Pampanini Silvana Pampanini Italian actress (1925–2016) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Silvana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Silvana?

The median living Silvana is about 24 years old. Half of all living Silvanas are between 12 and 48 years old.

How many people named Silvana are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Silvana are alive in the United States, based on 2,420 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Silvana mean?

From Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Silvana, from Latin Silvāna.

How popular is the name Silvana in 2025?

Silvana ranked #3,339 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 47 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Silvana?

2,420 babies have been named Silvana in the United States since 1950, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Silvana most popular?

Silvana peaked in 2007, when 64 newborns received the name.

Is Silvana a boy or girl name?

Silvana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Silvana rising or falling?

Silvana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Silvana become more popular?

Silvana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 girls named Silvana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Silvana?

Well-known people named Silvana include Silvana Mangano (actor), Silvana Armenulić (actor), Silvana Pampanini (actor).

Names like Silvana

Names that sound and feel close to Silvana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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