Silvio comes from the Latin / Italian tradition, meaning Forest, from the forest, woodland.
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How popular is Silvio?
1922peak year
Silvio has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #4148), with about 27 babies named Silvio each year. In 1922, 86 babies received the name (ranked #708). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,955.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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