Sylvie

SIL-vee

French variation of Latin Sylvia

"from the forest"

Sylvie Origin and Meaning

The name Sylvie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "from the forest".

Although Sylvia seems to be having somewhat of a revival among trendsetting baby namers, we'd still opt for the even gentler and more unusual Sylvie. Despite being dated in its native France (where it was popular during the 1950s and 60s), in English-speaking regions it still feels fresh and international without being unfamiliar and has a cosmopolitan, international air. It debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2016.

Jason Bateman chose it as the middle name of his daughter Maple. In one of Lewis Carroll's lesser known novels, Sylvie and Bruno, Lady Sylvie is the princess of Fairyland.

Sylvie Rank in US Top 1000

# 425 in the US

Sylvie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 70 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sylvie

• 425 US 2023
• 70 Nameberry 2025
• 637 Future 2028
• 259 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Sylvie

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Famous People Named Sylvie

• Sylvie Georges Vartan Bulgarian,French singer
• Sylvie Testud French actress
• Sylvie Goulard French MEP
• Sylvie Becaert French Olympic biathlete
• Sylvie Goy Chavent, French Senator
• Sylvie Bodorová Czech composer
• Sylvie Françoise Meis Dutch TV personality and model
• Sylvie Desmarescaux French Senator
• Sylvie Bernier Canadian diver
• Sylvie Daigle Canadian speed skater
• Sylvie Verheyde French actress and director
• Sylvie Léonard Canadian actress
• Sylvie Courvoisier Swiss composer
• Sylvie Kinigi former President of Burundi
• Sylvie Guillem French ballerina
• Sylvie Emdur Polish wife of Australian television presenter Larry Emdur
• Sylvie Tellier Miss France 2002
• Sylvie Chantecaille founder of the luxury cosmetics brand Chantecaille
• Maple Sylvie Bateman daughter of actor Jason Bateman

The name Sylvie in Pop Culture

• Sylvie Lushton aka Enchantress character in Marvel comics
• "Sylvie " novella by Gérard de Nerval and its main character
• Sylvie Brett character on TV's Chicago Fire.
• Sylvie Gaudet character in film "Charade"
• Sylvie princess of Fairyland in Lewis Carroll novel "Sylvie and Bruno"