Given name & surname
Silvio
“a woodland dweller”
Silvio is a variant of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silvio is a variant of Silvanus. One Latin interpretation is “a woodland dweller.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Silvio is a masculine form of Silvia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Italian use, Silvio is a masculine form of Silvia. The history of Silvia gives this family its wider story. In Roman legend, Rhea Silvia is the mother of Romulus and Remus. Shakespeare later used Silvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, adding an English literary association to a name with a long Italian history.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Silvio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,000
- 3,000 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 86 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #2,830 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,830 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 86 in 1922. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,380 as a first name in 2020; 610 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.
Silvio’s family of names
Silvio is a masculine form of Silvia. Silvio has a related form in Silvanus. In Italian usage, Silvio has a feminine form in Silvia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Silvio has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.
People named Silvio
- Silvio BerlusconiItalian media tycoon and politician (1936–2023)
- Silvio PiolaItalian footballer and manager (1913-1996)
- Silvio SpannTrinidad and Tobago association football playerborn 1981
- Silvio PellicoItalian writer and poet1789–1854
- Silvio GesellGerman-Argentine economist (1862–1930)
- Silvio RodríguezCuban recording artist; musician, singer-songwriterborn 1946
- Silvio MarzoliniArgentine footballer (1940–2020)
- Silvio SantosBrazilian media entrepreneur (1930–2024)
- Silvio Moserracecar driver (1941-1974)
Characters named Silvio: Silvio Dante (The Sopranos), Silvermane (Marvel Comics).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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