babyNamedSylvain
“forest deity”
Boy’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,492nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 70
- babies born in France
- 1 in 25,641
- −5.3% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1979
Meaning and origin of Sylvain
Sylvain means “forest deity” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Sylvain in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1979.
- Over recent years, Sylvain has been falling (−5.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sylvain every 128 schools.
Sylvain in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,028,308
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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