# Silvio (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/silvio/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,000 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,000 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 13, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Silvio.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 4,633 |
| 2012 | 16 | 5,687 |
| 2013 | 21 | 4,597 |
| 2014 | 13 | 6,574 |
| 2015 | 22 | 4,528 |
| 2016 | 29 | 3,763 |
| 2017 | 32 | 3,509 |
| 2018 | 20 | 4,896 |
| 2019 | 27 | 3,982 |
| 2020 | 14 | 6,245 |
| 2021 | 28 | 3,903 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3,977 |
| 2023 | 32 | 3,620 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,094 |
| 2025 | 45 | 2,830 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 3,208 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |

## People named Silvio

- Silvio Gesell, German-Argentine economist (1862–1930)
- Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban recording artist; musician, singer-songwriter
- Silvio Marzolini, Argentine footballer (1940–2020)
- Silvio Santos, Brazilian media entrepreneur (1930–2024)
- Sílvio José Canuto, Brazilian association football player
- Silvio Proto, Belgian footballer
- Silvio Marić, Croatian footballer
- Silvio Leonard, Cuban sprinter
- Silvio Heinevetter, German handball player
- Silvio Horta, American television producer and writer (1974-2020)
- Silvio Amadio, Film director, Screenwriter (1926–1995)
- Silvio Hernández, basketball player (1908–1984)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.