Given name & surname · also Latin
Silvano
“a woodland dweller”
Silvano is a variant of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silvano is a variant of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and Celtic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Silvano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,029
- 1,029 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,017 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,017 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,627 as a first name in 2020; 536 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Silvano’s family of names
In Italian usage, Silvano has a feminine form in Silvana. In Italian usage, Silvano has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sylvain. Silvano shares a linguistic root with Sylvain.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Silvano has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 7
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 Silvano
- Silvano Maria TomasiItalian Roman Catholic priest, cardinalborn 1940
- Silvano PiovanelliCatholic cardinal (1924–2016)
- Silvano BasagniItalian sport shooter (1938-2017)
- Silvano AbbàOlympic modern pentathlete (1911-1942)
- Sylvano BussottiItalian composer (1931–2021)
- Silvano Bertiniboxer (1940–2021)
- Silvano ChesaniItalian high jumperborn 1988
- Silvano AgostiItalian film editor and film directorborn 1938
- Silvano VosDutch footballerborn 2005
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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