Given name
Silvana
“a woodland dweller”
Silvana is a feminine form of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Silvana carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.” Silvana is a feminine form of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Italian use, Silvana is used as a feminine counterpart of Sil. Silvana is used as a feminine counterpart of Silvanus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Silvana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,420
- 0 boys · 2,420 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 47
- #3,339 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 47 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,339 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 64 in 2007. In 2025, Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,285 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.
Silvana’s family of names
In Italian usage, Silvana is a feminine form of Silvano. Silvana has a related form in Sylvia. Silvana has a related form in Silvia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Silvana
- Silvana ManganoItalian actress (1930–1989)
- Silvana PampaniniItalian actress and director (1925-2016)
- Silvana ArmenulićYugoslav singer1939–1976
- Silvana SuárezArgentine model and beauty queen (born 1958)
- Silvana GallardoAmerican actress (1953–2012)
- Silvana ImamLithuanian-born Swedish rapperborn 1986
- Silvana StancoItalian sport shooterborn 1993
- Silvana De MariItalian children's writerborn 1953
- Silvana Koch-MehrinGerman politicianborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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