Sylvan

SIL-vun

Latin

"wood, forest"

Sylvan Origin and Meaning

The name Sylvan is a boy's name meaning "wood, forest".

One of the many variations of Silvanus, the name of the Roman forest god, and a little-used member of the freshly stylish Sylv- family of names. Silvan is the sleek German and Dutch form. Given to less than 100 boys each year in the US, it's nevertheless in the Nameberry Top 500.

Sylvan Rank in US Top 1000

# 964 in the US

Sylvan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 288 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sylvan

• 288 Nameberry 2025
• 911 Unique 2024
• 449 Unisex 2024

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Famous People Named Sylvan

• Sylvan Augustus Ebanks Blake, British footballer
• Sylvan Nathan Goldman American inventor of the shopping cart
• Sylvan Richardson British guitarist of Simply Red

The name Sylvan in Pop Culture

• Sylvan Forester character in Thomas Love Peacock's 1817 novel 'Melincourt; or, Sir Oran Haut,on'
• Sylvan Esso band